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

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) position in Ellsworth, Maine. This role provides care for mixed-acuity intensive care and medical-surgical patients, including individuals requiring ventilator support and management of complex medical and surgical conditions. The position includes day shifts, a collaborative clinical environment, and opportunities to care for patients across varying acuity levels.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, 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 assume charge responsibilities as needed.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes individuals with ventilator needs, sepsis, pneumonia, diabetic ketoacidosis, detoxification needs, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, and substance use disorder.
  • Surgical cases may include total joint procedures, general surgery, appendectomies, colectomies, small bowel resections, and urological procedures.
  • Clinical skills include management of chest tubes, tracheostomies, drains, wound vacuum systems, intravenous therapies, patient-controlled analgesia, central venous pressure monitoring, arterial line care and blood draws, insulin infusions, and cardiac infusions.
  • Nurses must be able to interpret cardiac rhythm strips for intensive care and medical-surgical patients.
  • Typical patient assignment is 1:3 based on acuity.
  • Weekend rotation is every other weekend, with holiday coverage as needed. No on-call requirement is specified.
  • Assignment dates are 12/14/2026 through 03/13/2027.

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