Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 08/03/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary:
The organization is seeking an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) Nurse in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This role involves providing high-level patient care in a 33-bed critical care environment, with responsibilities including monitoring, interpreting EKGs, and managing oversees patients with complex conditions. The position requires adaptability to floating between units and maintaining a team-oriented attitude.
Job Details:
- Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, with a schedule of three 12-hour shifts per week and a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, required.
- Education/Experience: Minimum of 3 years of ICU experience in a similar-sized facility with comparable acuity.
- Additional Qualifications: Must have valid licenses to submit, and at least 3 years of ICU experience.
- Schedule Details: Night shifts; floating to telemetry floors as needed, with a ratio of 1:1 to 1:3 depending on patient acuity, and 1:5 when floating to telemetry.
- Unit Notes: No 48-hour shift rotations, completion of Healthstream modules prior to orientation, and no first-time travelers accepted. Candidates must have managerial references, and no references from charge nurses are accepted.
- Responsibilities: Monitoring and interpreting EKGs, caring for patients with conditions such as respiratory failure, post-codes, open-heart recovery, carotids, vascular surgeries, GI bleeds, OD, CVA with TPA, IABP, Impella, and SLED. No trauma or hemorrhagic stroke cases.
- Orientation: Floor-specific during Day 1 orientation with a focus on common patient diagnoses and unit procedures.
- Additional Notes: Travelers should be team players, approachable, friendly, and willing to float first to tele floors. Attendance policy includes warnings for tardiness and no-call/no-shows, with termination after multiple violations.
- Charting System: EPIC.
- Holidays & Weekends: Four shifts every four weeks; holiday staffing as needed.
- Scrub Color: Black.
- EMR Responsibilities: Nurses are responsible for all EKG monitoring and interpretation.
- HCF Level: Trauma Level 3.
- Care Setting: Acute care.
- Special Instructions: During orientation; no monitor techs; nurses handle all EKG duties.
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 #1294373. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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
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