Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) located in Council Bluffs, Iowa. This position involves providing critical care in a high-acuity environment, working night shifts, and floating to lower levels of care such as Progressive Care Units and Medical-Surgical units. The role requires adherence to specific policies and skills, including managing drips, vents, and bipaps, with a strong emphasis on patient safety and clinical proficiency.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights shift from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM, with every third weekend work.
• Required Qualifications: 2 years of ICU experience, ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications. Valid nursing license.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with drips, vents, bipaps, and travel experience.
• Special Requirements: Candidate must pass a pass/fail exam during orientation with a 90% passing score; artificial nails are prohibited; driver`s license required to verify radius rule.
• Responsibilities: Care for patients with diagnoses such as sepsis, respiratory failure, stroke, and myocardial infarction. Manage titratable drips including vasopressors and sedation. Float to PCU and MedSurg as needed; no nurse aides on unit.
• Additional Information: Hospitalist and intensivist available 24/7; RT handles vent adjustments; tele monitor techs read strips; unit orientation includes a 1-shift ICU and 1-shift PCU session.

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

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.