Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Redding, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/15/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary:
The ICU (Intensive Care Unit) registered nurse position is based in Redding, California. This role involves working in a fast-paced ICU environment with a focus on trauma, neuro-strokes, head injuries, ventriculostomies, and intracranial pressure monitoring. The position requires expertise in critical care procedures, including titrating drips and interpreting telemetry strips. The nurse will collaborate with an intensivist in a well-equipped unit that offers 24/7 respiratory therapy support.
Job Details:
- Location: Redding, California
- Schedule: 12-hour days, every other weekend, with a start date of 09/15/2026
- Required Qualifications: BLS & ACLS Certifications are required. PALS is preferred. Candidates must have 2-3 years of experience in the specialty. Previous travel experience is preferred. Experience with ICP monitoring, ventriculostomies, neuro-strokes, and head injuries is essential. Must have experience with post-TPA patients.
- Preferred Qualifications: PALS certification.
- Responsibilities include managing trauma patients, neuro-stroke, head injuries, ventriculostomy management, ICP monitoring, and titrating vasopressors and sedatives. The RN must interpret telemetry strips, and a GE monitor system will be used.
- Additional information: The unit is fast-paced, with a robust interventional radiology program. Nurses are expected to work very hard, ask questions as needed, and maintain good team rapport. The hospital provides a nursing orientation and access to necessary equipment such as Hamilton vents.
- Certifications needed prior to start: ACLS, BLS, and COVID-19 vaccination. NIHSS certification is also required, PALS is preferred.
- Other details: The charge nurse does not take patient assignments. House supervisor coverage is 24/7. A unit tech supports bedside activities. Self-scheduling is tentative until the manager reviews it approximately six weeks in advance.
- Willingness to float to other PCU and CICU units is required, with the insertion of ICU patients, not open-heart cases.
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 #1299107. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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