ICU Float RN
Phoenix, AZ
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Float. This role supports high-acuity intensive care patients across multiple intensive care and medical-surgical/telemetry areas within a Level I trauma setting. The position requires strong independent practice, flexibility across units, and competency with critical care therapies and respiratory support.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 2 years of intensive care unit experience
  • Level I trauma experience
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Active license eligible for submission
  • Ability to independently practice across intensive care, medical-surgical, and telemetry areas
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Level I trauma center experience
  • Teaching hospital experience
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Additional Information:
  • Floating is required across medical, surgical, trauma, cardiothoracic, neurological, medical-surgical, and telemetry units, including associated campuses.
  • Patient assignments may include medical, surgical, trauma, neurological, cardiothoracic, lung transplant, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients.
  • Experience with critical drips, ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen, and telemetry monitoring is required.
  • Four weekend shifts are required per four-week schedule, including Saturdays and Sundays; holiday coverage is based on unit needs.
  • No regular call is required; standby assignments may require a 30-minute response time.
  • Orientation generally consists of two shifts, with a third shift provided as needed.
  • Required clinical skills include Foley catheter insertion, central line dressing changes, maintaining sterile technique, lifts, restraints, wound care, bedside reporting, and completion of a two-person skin assessment within the first four hours of the shift.
  • An advanced dysrhythmia examination must be passed within two attempts with a minimum score of 80% before contract issuance.
  • A pass/fail skills laboratory assessment is required on the first day for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes.

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