Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Anchorage, Alaska.
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
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Alaska. This travel assignment supports care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a high-acuity intensive care setting. The role requires advanced critical care experience, strong clinical judgment, and proficiency with complex monitoring, ventilator management, cardiac interventions, and neurological care.
Job Details
- Schedule: Rotating shifts, 3 twelve-hour shifts per week, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. The assignment is 13 weeks, beginning 11/23/2026, with weekend coverage as needed and willingness to work two of three major holidays.
- Required Qualifications: Alaska Registered Nurse license required; pending licenses may be accepted, but the license must be in hand for an automatic offer. Minimum of 2 years of experience, including travel experience; required certifications include Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC). Required experience with Epic charting and a typical patient ratio of 2:1.
- Additional Information: Responsibilities include care of patients with medical and surgical cardiac conditions, open-heart recovery needs, neurological interventions, stroke, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, spinal cord injury, and targeted temperature management. Clinical competencies include arterial line management, chest tube care, bilevel positive airway pressure and continuous positive airway pressure management, blood product administration, ventilator care, central line management, renal failure care, continuous intravenous sedation, acute stroke management, external ventricular drain care, intracranial pressure monitoring, arterial blood gas interpretation, dysrhythmia management, intra-aortic balloon pump monitoring, intravenous insulin protocols, neuro-intensive care, peripherally inserted central catheter management, cardiac surgery recovery, cardiac catheterization care, procedural sedation monitoring, pulmonary artery line monitoring, sheath removal, spinal cord injury care, intravenous access, suctioning, cardiac and vasoactive drip titration, transcatheter aortic valve replacement care, traumatic brain injury care, and ventilator management. Support is available from respiratory services, physical therapy, pharmacy, radiology, phlebotomy, social services, rapid response teams, interpretation services, lift teams, and unit secretaries.
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 #1344889. 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