Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Phoenix, Arizona.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/30/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care for critically ill patients while coordinating with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team. The role supports safe, evidence-based care, patient education, continuity of care, and quality outcomes in an acute care environment.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- Current, valid Registered Nurse license in the state of practice, temporary or interim Registered Nurse license, or compact Registered Nurse licensure.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Minimum of one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting, including experience in the specialty area within the past 12 months.
- Ability to maintain clinical competencies through required validations.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree.
- Professional certification.
- Additional related education or experience.
- Additional Information:
- Provides comprehensive assessment, care planning, direct patient care, delegation, supervision, and evaluation of patient outcomes.
- Documents assessments, interventions, patient responses, care plans, and physician orders accurately and promptly.
- Collaborates with the healthcare team to coordinate treatment, discharge planning, patient education, and continuity of care.
- May provide direction and supervision to licensed and non-licensed personnel.
- May participate in quality improvement, shared leadership, professional development, research activities, precepting, and mentoring.
- Requires frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, and stretching in a direct patient care environment.
- Requires the ability to assist with patient ambulation and transfers, respond to unexpected patient care needs, and use proper precautions when exposed to blood and bodily fluids.
- Assignment dates are scheduled from 11/30/2026 through 02/27/2027.
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 #1348425. 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