Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Franklin, Indiana.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/23/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit. This role supports patients requiring critical and progressive care, including those experiencing sepsis, respiratory distress, diabetic ketoacidosis, overdose, alcohol withdrawal, and other complex conditions. The position requires proficiency with ventilatory support, telemetry monitoring, and titration of critical-care infusions.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of three 12-hour shifts per week, totaling 36 hours per week. Self-scheduling is available, with schedules published six weeks in advance.
- Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; minimum of 2 years of experience; active license required for submission.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience caring for patients requiring critical and progressive care is preferred.
- Additional Information:
- Combined critical care and progressive care unit with 12 beds, including six critical-care beds and six progressive-care beds.
- Typical nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:2 in critical care and 1:34 in progressive care.
- Responsibilities include titrating norepinephrine, insulin, dopamine, and heparin infusions.
- Clinical equipment includes ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, and oxygen-conserving devices.
- Registered nurses are expected to interpret telemetry strips.
- Weekend coverage includes four weekend shifts during a six-week schedule.
- Holiday coverage includes one major and one minor holiday when applicable during the assignment.
- On-call coverage may be assigned as needed.
- Navy blue scrubs are required.
- Orientation includes one general facility orientation day followed by one to two days on the unit.
- The assignment is scheduled from 11/23/2026 through 02/22/2027.
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 #1346810. 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