Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,850 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 6 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary
The healthcare provider is seeking a qualified Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse (RN) for a night shift position in a busy high-acuity unit. The role involves providing critical care for patients with complex conditions, including heart transplants, LVAD patients, and post-surgical cases. The position requires flexibility to float between units and work in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Job Details

• Position: ICU Registered Nurse (RN) Nights
• Shift Schedule: 12-hour shifts, scheduled based on unit needs, with a minimum of 48 hours per week
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS required
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience; preferred experience in a busy hospital with high-acuity patient care, previous travel experience, and 3+ years of nursing experience.
• Location Requirements: Candidates must be open to floating and be flexible on scheduling, including weekend and holiday shifts.
• Responsibilities:
  • Care for critically ill patients, including those with heart transplants, LVADs, and requiring advanced therapies such as CRRT.
  • Manage titratable and set-rate vasoactive drips for cardiac patients.
  • Utilize EPIC electronic charting and read monitors, including hardwire monitoring.
  • Collaborate with a charge RN, charge nurse, and RT staff.
  • Support patients with devices like LVAD, Impella, IABP, CRRT/SLED, and others.
  • Follow unit-specific procedures and protocols, including orientation with preceptors.
• Additional Notes:
  • First to float depending on competency.
  • No call or standby requirements.
  • Proper scrubs are teal.
  • Successful candidates have previous ICU and travel experience and have worked in a busy hospital setting.

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 #1331151. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 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