Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,125 per week
Cross Country Nurses — Saint Louis, MO
$2,125/wk
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- ICU
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours
- 36/week
- Duration
- 18 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 Saint Louis, Missouri.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/30/2026
- Duration: 18 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit nursing position. The role supports experienced nurses who float among multiple intensive care settings, including trauma, oncology, cardiac and vascular, neurology, medicine, and COVID units. When intensive care needs are low, the role may also support inpatient units or provide patient-sitter coverage.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every other weekend or six weekend shifts per six-week schedule is required, along with holiday rotation.
- Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of intensive care experience; previous travel nursing experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications; experience with ventilator care, intravenous starts, telemetry, conscious sedation, arterial line management, central line care, blood product administration, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, cardiac and vasoactive drips, infection prevention, isolation precautions, multisystem organ dysfunction or failure, and medical, neurological, and surgical intensive care.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with cardiac monitoring and hemodynamic interpretation, intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella devices, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, continuous renal replacement therapy, intracranial pressure monitoring, pulmonary artery lines, triage, Level I trauma care, chemotherapy administration, and charge responsibilities.
- Additional Information: The role floats among multiple intensive care settings, including trauma, oncology, cardiac and vascular, neurology, medicine, and COVID units. Floating to inpatient floors may be required when needed, with ratios of no more than 1:3; non-critical-care units may be assigned when intensive care census is low, and patient-sitter responsibilities may be assigned. Intensive care patient ratios are 2:1. The role primarily supports adult and geriatric patients, with occasional adolescent patients who are adult size and weight.
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 #1324849. 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