Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,270 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse in Tacoma, WA. This position involves providing critical care services primarily within the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) with the potential to float to Intensive Care Units across the region. The role requires experienced nursing professionals capable of managing complex patient needs in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Job Details

• Location: Tacoma, WA
• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Schedule: Nights; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week
• Certification Requirements: BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of relevant nursing experience, valid license to submit, willing to wait for licensure.
• Responsibilities include delivering critical patient care, managing ventilators and drips (excluding pressors in PCU), and working within an Electronic Medical Record system (EPIC).
• The position is primarily based in a hospital with a patient census of 82 beds, featuring medical ICU and progressive care units, with variations in patient acuity, and requires float to other regional hospitals within the organization.
• Orientation: One week with an educator, at minimum two shifts.
• Additional notes: No Vents in PCU; specific drips include cardizem, nitro, insulin, heparin; no IABP or CRRT experience required; candidates must have at least two years of experience in their specialty.

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 #1328528. 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

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus