Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) registered nurses are needed at a healthcare organization to provide specialized critical care to adult and geriatric patients. The positions involve floating across various ICU and emergency department units, including post-anesthesia care units and trauma areas, within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The role requires flexibility, excellent clinical skills, and the ability to adapt to different departmental needs on a rotating schedule.

Job Details:

• Schedule: 12-hour rotating shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week, starting on 10/06/2026 and ending on 03/30/2027.
• Required Qualifications: CA RN license; BSN degree; a minimum of 2 years of recent adult medical/surgical critical care RN experience; current certifications including BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS.
• Preferred Qualifications: 2.5 years of ICU experience including neuro critical care; recent float pool, PACU, or emergency room experience.
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS.
• Skills: Proficiency in managing ports, arterial lines, ventilated patients, ECMO, CVICU care, and other advanced ICU procedures and equipment. Ability to float to multiple departments and facilities as needed.
• Travel Experience Required: Yes.
• Interdisciplinary Support: IV teams, respiratory services, phlebotomy, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and others.
• Unit Details: Float pool position covering various adult ICU units including neuro, cardiac, and trauma, with a 2:1 patient ratio during day shifts and night shifts; workload adaptable based on operational needs.
• Additional Information: Must have completed references before submission; may need to move start date earlier if cleared; orientation includes 24 hours of training.
• Float Requirement: Ability to float to all UCSF campus units and departments, including ED and PACU; float rotation may be required.
• RTO (Reasonable Time Off): All RTO requests must be disclosed at the time of submittal and require manager approval at the time of offer; no mid-contract RTO changes accepted.
• Start Date: 10/06/2026.

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.