Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit Cardiovascular - San Diego, CA

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,215 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,314.51 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Cardiovascular: This position provides care for critically ill cardiac, neurological, general medical-surgical, stroke, kidney, liver solid-organ transplant, and trauma patients. The registered nurse must be prepared to float among multiple locations and may support emergency department inpatient overflow based on operational needs.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. A four-week schedule is provided two weeks in advance; blocked scheduling and self-scheduling are not available.
• Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a cardiovascular intensive care unit
• Active California registered nurse license at submission
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certifications
• Experience with intra-aortic balloon pumps, Swan-Ganz catheters, epicardial pacing wires, arterial lines, phlebotomy, peripherally inserted central catheters, chest tubes, ventilators, telemetry, and intravenous starts
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with pulmonary artery lines
• Experience monitoring intracranial pressure
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Patient populations include cardiac, neurological, general, stroke, medical, surgical, kidney, liver solid-organ transplant, and trauma patients.
• The registered nurse must be willing to work across three locations during the assignment.
• Assignment location may be communicated approximately two hours before each shift.
• Influenza vaccination is required; medical exemptions may be accepted.
• Emergency department inpatient overflow support may be required based on patient volume and unit needs.

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