Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit Float
Job Description
Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse (RN) Float Pool Portland, Maine. This position requires adaptable ICU nursing professionals willing to float to multiple units within the organization. The role emphasizes exceptional patient care, teamwork, and flexibility to meet patient needs across various ICU settings, including neuro, surgical, trauma, and cardiac intensive care units.
Job Details
- Schedule: 12-hour shifts, with hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM or 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, minimum of 36 hours per week
- Required Qualifications: 3 years of ICU experience, current RN licensure, ability to float to Neuro ICU, Surgical/Trauma ICU, Cardiac ICU, and CICU, strong patient care focus, team communication skills, and flexibility to adapt to different units and patient populations
- Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience floating in hospital settings, excellent clinical skills, and ability to work independently
- Additional Information: Candidates must have acute care hospital experience and be flexible to float across ICU units including SICU, MICU, Neuro ICU, and CICU. Responsibilities include caring for sedated, intubated, and pressor patients, with patient ratios of 1:2 or 1:3 depending on the unit. The role involves maintaining high standards of patient safety and teamwork in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
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
Portland, ME
2026-09-17
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.




