Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,225 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary
ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Nurse Night Shift Location: unspecified. This role involves providing critical patient care for individuals with conditions such as COPD, pneumonia, CVA, TIA, DKA, sepsis, CHF, STEMI, and neurological issues. Candidates will work in a 24/7 critical care environment with a team including hospitalists or intensivists, utilizing advanced equipment and performing drips titration as needed.

Job Details

• Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS; minimum of 2 years of experience as an ICU nurse.
• Education: Valid nursing license to submit.
• Location Requirements: Candidates must reside within 50 miles of the facility.
• Schedule: Nights, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Responsibilities include managing ventilators, BiPAPs, BiPAPs, and troubleshooting critical care equipment, along with reading and interpreting telemonitors.
• The role involves working with nurse aids/patient care techs (one until 20 patients, then two until 24), and participating in unit-based orientation, including a system orientation and onboarding.
• RNs will be required to perform patient titrations of vasopressors, insulin, TNK, Heparin, IV antibiotics, sedatives, and other drugs.
• Shift schedules are set with a charge nurse on each shift, and floating to PCU and Medical floors may be required.
• The position starts on 10/12/2026 and ends on 01/11/2027.

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 #1326582. 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

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus