Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Easton, MD

Travel assignment, 16 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,109 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,388.88 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, supporting adult and geriatric patients in a high-acuity critical care setting. The role provides comprehensive care for complex patients, manages advanced monitoring and life-support therapies, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary care team. First-time travelers may be considered when they demonstrate strong critical care skills.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, scheduled as either three or four shifts per week, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Hours are generally 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; every other weekend and holidays as scheduled are required.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license active in Maryland or through a Compact state; two years of intensive care experience; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience, community healthcare experience, long-term acute care experience, and Level I or Level II trauma experience.
• Additional Information:
• Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients.
• Typical patient assignment is two patients, with up to three patients in rare lower-acuity situations.
• The unit has an average daily census of eight patients, with approximately 10 rooms and 10 beds.
• Floating within the specialty and to lower-acuity assignments may be required.
• On-call shifts are not required.
• Required clinical capabilities include ventilator management, central-line care, arterial-line management, blood product administration, sedation and vasoactive medication titration, dysrhythmia management, stroke care, renal failure management, chest tube support, intracranial pressure monitoring, and advanced cardiac monitoring.
• Interdisciplinary support includes respiratory services, physical therapy, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, interpretation services, and intravenous therapy teams.
• Start date is 11/30/2026, with a 16-week assignment.
• Royal blue scrub attire is required.
• Influenza vaccination is required without exemptions; coronavirus vaccination is not 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