Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $3,110 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

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

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This position provides acute care for critically ill adult and pediatric patients in a fast-paced intensive care setting. The role requires strong critical-thinking, collaboration, and patient-care skills, including management of complex conditions and titration of critical-care medications.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse (RN) license; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; two years of recent Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts of 12 hours, with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
• Additional Information: Provides care for critically ill patients with conditions including respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, stroke, cardiogenic shock, renal failure, general surgery complications, gastrointestinal bleeding, and cancer-related surgeries. Responsibilities include titrating vasopressors, paralytics, narcotics, sedation, and antiarrhythmic medications; interpreting centralized telemetry; supporting patients from nasal cannula through mechanical ventilation; and managing advanced monitoring and critical-care equipment. The position includes collaboration with attending providers and clinical trainees in a team-focused acute-care environment.

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 #1341841. 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