Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Dodge City, KS

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 11.5hr days, 34 hours a week, starting December 7, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,866 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,185.84 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit nursing position on a day shift. The role supports critically ill patients in a 10-bed intensive care setting and requires experienced nursing care, including management of titratable infusions and complex patient conditions. The position includes participation in weekend and holiday scheduling.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of intensive care nursing experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Schedule: Day shift; 11.5-hour shifts; minimum of 34.5 hours per week.
• Clinical Responsibilities: Care for patients with abdominal pain, chest pain, fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, injuries, extremity pain, and patients requiring insulin infusions. Registered nurses must titrate vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, metabolic infusions, and specialized medications.
• Unit Environment: 10-bed intensive care unit with an approximate nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2. Intensivist or hospitalist coverage is available in-house, and respiratory therapy coverage is available 24/7. Equipment includes continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen, and ventilators.
• Scheduling Requirements: Self-scheduling and block scheduling are available based on department needs. Full-time and part-time staff are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule. Holiday coverage is required.
• Additional Information: The intensive care unit is reopening and requires seasoned intensive care nurses. The charge nurse takes a patient assignment. Nurses may be asked to read their own cardiac monitoring strips, with telemetry technicians available 24/7. Navy blue scrubs are required.

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