Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Edmonds, Washington.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit position providing care to adult and geriatric patients with complex, critical conditions, including sepsis, post-cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, severe diabetic ketoacidosis, multisystem organ dysfunction, renal failure, stroke, and gastrointestinal bleeding. The role requires strong critical-care skills, advanced cardiac and neurological monitoring capabilities, and readiness to support patients requiring ventilatory, arterial-line, central-line, and vasoactive-drip management.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: At least 1 year of experience; active compact nursing license in hand at submission; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; experience with charting systems; proficiency in dysrhythmia interpretation and management, multisystem organ dysfunction and failure, arterial-line management, central-line care, continuous intravenous sedation, cardiac and vasoactive-drip titration, bilevel and continuous positive airway pressure management, ventilated-patient care, arterial blood gas interpretation, suctioning, isolation precautions, and intensive care nursing.
- Preferred Qualifications: Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification; experience in neuro, surgical, trauma, or medical intensive care.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for adult and geriatric patients.
- Patient care may include sepsis, post-cardiac arrest care, intra-aortic balloon pump management, coronavirus disease, respiratory failure, severe diabetic ketoacidosis, multisystem organ failure, alcohol-withdrawal monitoring, gastrointestinal bleeding, renal failure, and stroke.
- Unit equipment includes telemetry monitoring, defibrillators, transport monitors, intra-aortic balloon pumps, pulmonary artery catheters, and ventilators.
- Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy.
- Orientation includes 12 hours.
Benefits
- 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 #1345661. 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