Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Farmington, ME
- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:2
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
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This assignment posts $2,311 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel ICU nurse assignments post a median of $2,204 a week, the middle half $1,983 to $2,432, across 1,629 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 1, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,311 a week in all, a taxable rate of $29 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Farmington, Maine. This full-time position provides care for critically ill and unstable adult patients in a daytime intensive care setting. Responsibilities include ventilator management, assistance with intubation, care coordination, and collaboration with the healthcare team.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts of 12 hours, 36 hours per week, including every other weekend.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; 3–5 years of intensive care or critical care experience; demonstrated ability to manage critically ill or unstable patients, assist with intubation and ventilator management, and coordinate patient care.
- Preferred Qualifications: Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) experience.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The unit cares for adult patients and maintains an approximate 1:2 patient ratio in intensive care. Float assignments to medical-surgical or telemetry areas may have an approximate 1:5 patient ratio. The role requires dependable, compassionate professionals who can work independently and collaboratively with attention to quality and detail.
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
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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