Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit Float
Job Description
Job Summary:
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Float Nurse position in Albany, New York. This role requires extensive experience in trauma and ICU settings, with proficiency in caring for patients across neuro/trauma SICU, MICU, CPS/VICU, CCU, PCCU, and ICU/PCC environments. The position offers night shifts, with a schedule of 12 hours per shift, and a minimum of 36 hours per week. The ideal candidate will possess previous travel experience and demonstrate competency in critical care nursing.
Job Details:
- Location: Albany, NY
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week
- Required Qualifications:
- LICENSURE: Active RN license in New York or pending licensure review
- CERTIFICATIONS: BLS (Basic Life Support); ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) highly preferred
- Experience: Previous travel experience required; experience in level I trauma centers and floating across multiple ICU environments highly desired
- Skills: Competency in ICU patient care across neuro/trauma SICU, MICU, CPS/VICU, CCU, PCCU, and ICU/PCCU in the emergency department and post-anesthesia care units
- Additional Requirements: Must have recent ICU experience and be comfortable managing diverse critical care cases
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience working with electronic medical records (EMR) systems
- Ability to quickly adapt to various ICU settings with minimal supervision
- Additional Information:
- Competency test required within 24 hours of submission, sent via email
- Full availability for the schedule as outlined
- Willing to review clinicians with pending state licenses or licensing gaps
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
Speciality
Other
Experience
RN
Position Type
Travel
Albany, NY
2026-09-08
Agency Info
Cross Country Nurses
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.




