Job Description

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 9, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,235 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,514.67 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This position provides comprehensive nursing care for critically ill patients by assessing needs, developing and implementing individualized care plans, evaluating outcomes, and documenting care. The role collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team while supporting safe, evidence-based patient outcomes.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Current, valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, a temporary or interim Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, or compact Registered Nurse (RN) licensure; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; stroke experience; at least one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting, including work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) specialty within the past 12 months.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; professional certification; additional related education and/or experience.
• Schedule: Day shifts; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Responsibilities include assessing physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs; developing and revising individualized plans of care; providing direct patient care; coordinating, delegating, and supervising care activities; evaluating patient and family responses to care and teaching; documenting assessments, interventions, orders, and outcomes; supporting education, orientation, precepting, mentoring, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice. The role requires frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, and stretching; the ability to respond quickly to patient care needs; adequate hearing, visual acuity, color vision, fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and physical ability to assist with patient transfers. The position may require lifting up to 75 pounds and use of standard precautions due to potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids. COVID-related religious exemptions are not permitted.

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

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