Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit Float - Salem, MA
- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:1 to 1:2
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- RN license
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,589 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 above the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
What Massachusetts law requires of the employer
- ICU nurse-to-patient ratio: Every Massachusetts intensive care unit must assign each registered nurse one or two patients depending on stability. M.G.L. c. 111, § 231 (source: M.G.L. c. 111, § 231)
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 15, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,589 a week in all, a taxable rate of $29.72 an hour plus $1,519 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Float. The role provides nighttime care for adult patients in a 20-bed Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit and may require floating to medical/surgical units. Patient populations include critically ill individuals with conditions such as sepsis, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, overdose, and cardiogenic shock.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Active Massachusetts Registered Nurse license, including conditional licenses expiring on or after 12/01/2026; American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; at least 2 years of adult intensive care experience, including 2 continuous years at one location, preferably in a Medical Intensive Care Unit; telemetry competency; ability to read telemetry strips.
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every-other-weekend rotation required.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The assignment involves caring for a broad adult patient population in a high-acuity intensive care setting, with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1 or 1:2 for high-acuity patients and 1:4 or 1:5 when floated to medical/surgical units. Floating may involve caring for up to 4 or 5 patients. Rotating shifts are 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
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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