Travel ICU RN - $2,880 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary

Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit, New York. The position provides care to adult patients in an intensive care setting during 12-hour night shifts. Responsibilities include managing complex critical-care therapies, interpreting dysrhythmias, administering emergency medications, and collaborating with interdisciplinary support services.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: New York nursing license in hand; minimum of 2 years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; previous travel experience; electronic health record experience using Epic.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience and community hospital experience.
• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 48 hours per week, including every other weekend.
• Additional Information: Adult intensive care unit serving critically ill patients with a typical patient ratio of 23. Clinical responsibilities include arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care and management, continuous intravenous sedation and neuromuscular blockade, intravenous insulin protocols, procedural sedation administration and monitoring, cardiac and vasoactive drip titration, management of dysrhythmias, peripherally inserted central catheter management, phlebotomy, infection prevention, isolation precautions, and obtaining 12-lead electrocardiograms. Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, and unit secretary support.

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

Posted Date: 2026-10-27

Cross Country Job ID #1326705. 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