ICU Registered Nurse
Ellsworth, ME
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) position in Ellsworth, Maine. The role provides care for mixed-acuity patients, including intensive care and medical-surgical patients with complex medical, surgical, and substance use-related conditions. The assignment includes a night schedule, patient ratios based on acuity, and collaboration with multidisciplinary clinical support services.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience, including at least 1 year of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge nurse experience is highly preferred. Candidates without charge experience may be trained to serve in the charge role as needed.
• Additional Information:
  • Care for patients with ventilators, sepsis, pneumonia, diabetic ketoacidosis, detoxification needs, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, and surgical complications.
  • Manage patients requiring chest tubes, tracheostomies, drains, wound vacuum therapy, intravenous therapies, patient-controlled analgesia, epidurals, central venous pressure monitoring, arterial line care, insulin infusions, and cardiac infusions.
  • Interpret cardiac rhythm strips for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and medical-surgical patients.
  • Patient assignments are based on acuity, with typical ratios of 1:3 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), 1:5 on medical-surgical days, and 1:6 on medical-surgical nights.
  • May float to medical-surgical assignments or the emergency department for task support and helping-hands coverage.
  • Weekend rotation is every other weekend. Holiday coverage may be required, and there is no scheduled call.
  • Orientation includes general organizational training, online learning, clinical education, unit orientation, and additional charge training when applicable.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits