Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,705 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
The ICU (Intensive Care Unit) nursing position is based at a prominent medical center in Saint Louis, Missouri. This role involves providing specialized critical care to adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment. The nurse will be responsible for delivering high-quality patient care in a busy ICU setting, following established clinical protocols and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 48 hours per week, starting 08/17/2026
• Required Qualifications: Valid Missouri or compact state nursing license, BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) certification, 2 years of ICU experience, proficiency in charting with Epic, and at least 2 years of experience in patient ratio management and managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure.
• Preferred Qualifications: Trauma Level I experience, community hospital background, and LTAC experience.
• Additional Information: This ICU serves adult and geriatric populations with diagnoses including respiratory failure/ARDS, acute chest pain/cardiac/arrhythmias, stroke, cardiac arrest, multi-organ failure, and sepsis. The unit features advanced equipment such as IV pumps, CRRT/dialysis, ventilators, BIPAP, hemodynamic and invasive monitoring, defibrillators, and crash carts. The floor supports pre- and post-operative cardiac, thoracic, abdominal surgeries, neuro-medicine overflow, transplant, end-of-life care, and organ donation.

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 #1287179. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 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