Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,460 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit position supporting high-acuity critical care services on a night shift. The role requires strong critical-thinking and interpersonal skills, along with expertise in advanced monitoring, ventilator management, vasoactive medications, and complex critical care therapies.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Registered Nurse qualification.
  • Minimum of 3 years of critical care experience, excluding travel assignments.
  • External Ventricular Drain management and monitoring.
  • Hypothermia management.
  • Ventilator management.
  • Vasoactive medication management.
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) completion.
  • Immediate post-open-heart care.
  • Hemodynamic monitoring.
  • Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) interpretation.
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT).
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) awareness.
• Additional Information:
  • Clinical procedures include line placement and intubation.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and critical-thinking abilities under pressure are valued.
  • Scrub color is variable.
  • Visible piercings are not permitted, and tattoos should be covered.
  • An exceptional team player who is willing to teach is valued.

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 #1349330. 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