Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,185 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Grafton, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
Critical Care Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) located in Grafton, Wisconsin. This role involves providing specialized patient care within a Level III trauma center, focusing on respiratory, cardiovascular, and neuro-critical cases. The position requires working night shifts within a fast-paced hospital environment to deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Job Details:

• Location: Grafton, Wisconsin
• Shift Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Active BLS and ACLS certifications; NIHSS preferred; 3 years of ICU experience; Wisconsin state license; applicable educational background
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with cardiovascular and cardiovascular surgery, IABPs, Impellas
• Patient Types and Common Diagnoses: Sepsis, alcohol and IV drug abuse, overdose, suicidal ideation, delirium, GI bleeds, strokes with TPA, acute respiratory failure, COVID-19, diabetic ketoacidosis
• Patient Ratios: 1:2 based on acuity
• Skills Required: Ventilator and tracheostomy management, invasive line management (art lines, CVP, Swanz-Ganz), drains, chest tubes, Foley catheter management, post-surgical and post-cardiac cath recovery, CVVH and CRRT management
• Support Within Department: CNA (day/night), receptionists, charge nurses, ICU supervisors, phlebotomy, educators, respiratory therapists (RT), hospitalists, intensivists, ICU pharmacist
• Technology and Equipment: EPIC EHR, Alaris IV pumps, Pyxis medication dispensing, NxStage CRRT equipment
• Floating: Float within scope to intermediate units (1:3), medical-surgical units, ED boarding (1:4), observation units (1:4); travelers are first to float
• Orientation: One day with educator including badge access and Basic Cardiac Life Support (CBLs), meet-and-greet with Nurse Manager, shift with a preceptor
• Scheduling and Additional Notes: Every other weekend rotation, no on-call requirement, one holiday per contract, shift times from 0700-1930 and 1900-0730, four-week schedule cycle, scrubs in any color (no camo, logos, or graphics), free parking, more than two sick calls may prompt contract review

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 #1297758. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus