IMCU Registered Nurse
Vancouver, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Unit. This travel nursing position provides direct patient care for adult patients requiring intermediate-care monitoring and treatment. The role supports interdisciplinary care delivery, patient assessment, care planning, documentation, delegation, and evaluation in a collaborative clinical environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, three 12-hour shifts per week from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., for a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience.
  • Prior travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications required.
  • Washington state license or proof of an active Washington state license application required at submission.
  • Influenza vaccination required; medical or religious exemptions may be accepted.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for adult patients with respiratory illness requiring supplemental oxygen, chronic ventilator support through tracheostomy, high-flow nasal cannula, noninvasive ventilation, cardiac drips excluding vasopressors, chest tubes, diabetic ketoacidosis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and stroke without medical intervention.
  • Manages and monitors intermediate-care and intensive-care-level patients.
  • Performs continuous telemetry monitoring through in-room, nursing-station, and remote central monitoring systems.
  • Typical assignment ratio is 3 patients per nurse on days, nights, and weekends.
  • Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment, accurate healthcare-record documentation, delegation, and participation in quality-improvement and safety initiatives.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes intravenous therapy, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid-response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit-secretary services.
  • The assignment is expected to begin 12/14/2026 and end 03/15/2027.

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