ICU Registered Nurse
Martinsburg, WV
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) night-shift position supporting critically ill patients in an acute care setting. The role provides care for patients requiring advanced monitoring, ventilator support, continuous renal replacement therapy, and management of complex infusions. Assignments include 12-hour night shifts with every-other-weekend coverage and holidays as scheduled.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week; every-other-weekend coverage is required, with holidays scheduled as needed.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of intensive care experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA).
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
  • Current professional license required for submission.
  • Full COVID-19 vaccination required; approved medical or religious exemptions may be considered.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification.
  • Experience caring for patients receiving ventilator support, continuous renal replacement therapy, balloon pump support, post-catheterization care, and complex intravenous infusions.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments generally range from 1:1 to 1:2 in intensive care and up to 1:3 for stepdown patients.
  • The role supports a mixed medical, surgical, neurological, and cardiac intensive care population.
  • Respiratory therapy coverage is available around the clock, with ventilator management performed by respiratory therapy.
  • Orientation includes general organizational orientation followed by one to two shifts with a preceptor.
  • Scrubs are navy blue; jackets and undershirts must be navy or white.
  • Distasteful tattoos must be covered, and hair must be maintained in a natural color.
  • Blocked scheduling requests are not considered.

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