Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Neuro ICU for a travel nursing job in San Francisco, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Neuro ICU
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/08/2026
- Duration: 14 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Neurological Intensive Care Unit. The position provides high-acuity care for adult patients with neurological, neurosurgical, and neurovascular conditions. The role supports a 24-bed unit with a patient ratio of 2:1 and requires collaboration with multidisciplinary care teams.
Job Details
- Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: California Registered Nurse license in hand; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; minimum of 2 years of experience; travel nursing experience; teaching hospital experience; required charting system experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; neurological Intensive Care Unit experience; Trauma Intensive Care Unit experience; External Ventricular Drain (EVD) experience; previous charge experience; Level I trauma experience.
- Clinical Responsibilities and Environment: Provides care for adult patients with neurological, neurosurgical, and neurovascular diagnoses, including acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, respiratory failure, and multisystem organ dysfunction. Responsibilities may include ventilator management, arterial line management, central line care, blood product administration, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive medication titration, dysrhythmia management, intracranial pressure monitoring, External Ventricular Drain (EVD) management, post-craniotomy care, post-neurosurgical care, lumbar drain management, and procedural sedation monitoring.
- Unit Resources: The care environment includes multidisciplinary support from physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy. Specialized equipment includes External Ventricular Drain (EVD) systems, Camino brain oxygen monitoring, electroencephalography (EEG), and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
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 #1339890. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit Neurological
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