Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Lewiston, ME

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 23, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,295 a week in all, a taxable rate of $28.55 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Lewiston, ME. The position provides critical care nursing for adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients with complex conditions, including sepsis, shock, respiratory failure, trauma, neurological injuries, and multi-organ failure. The role requires clinical expertise in trauma and neurological care within a high-acuity intensive care environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, National Institutes of Health certification, Registered Nurse license, and at least 2 years of experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Trauma and neurological care experience preferred.
• Additional Information: Patient assignments are based on acuity, with ratios ranging from 1:1 to 1:3. Clinical responsibilities may include caring for patients with sepsis, shock, multi-organ failure, respiratory failure, trauma, brain injuries, complicated surgeries, stroke, and encephalopathy. The role may involve use of ceiling lifts, Hoyer lifts, sit-to-stand lifts, safe-patient-handling equipment, and intravenous infusion pumps. 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