Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,105 per week
Cross Country Nurses — Hendersonville, NC
$2,105/wk
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- ICU
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours
- 36/week
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start
- 11/30/2026
Job description
Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/30/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Clinical Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. The Clinical Nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a complex critical care environment. The role supports patients with life-threatening medical and surgical conditions, including respiratory failure, septic shock, hemodynamic instability, and post-operative complications, while collaborating with an interdisciplinary care team.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shift from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.; 12-hour shifts with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Active Registered Nurse licensure in North Carolina or a compact state; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; completion of the Advanced Intensive Care Unit Arrhythmia Exam within seven days of position acceptance.
- Preferred Qualifications: One year of experience working as a Registered Nurse in an acute care or inpatient hospital setting.
- Additional Information:
- Provides comprehensive care for patients with complex medical and surgical diagnoses in a general critical care environment.
- Manages ventilators, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy when applicable, and multiple vasoactive and sedative infusions.
- Uses clinical judgment to prioritize care for rapidly changing patient conditions.
- Collaborates with intensivists, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, patients, and families.
- Documents care plans, nursing interventions, patient responses, education, safety needs, and discharge planning.
- Promotes infection control, cultural competency, patient advocacy, and a safe care environment.
- Maintains required competencies and completes annual competency assessments.
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
Cross Country Job ID #1347786. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus