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Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Los Angeles, CA

Cross Country Healthcare logoCross Country Healthcare$2,170–$2,888/wkContractPosted 2d agoStill open, checked every night

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How this pay compares

This assignment posts $2,529 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.

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What California law requires of the employer

  • ICU nurse-to-patient ratio: California critical care units must keep a licensed nurse for every two patients or fewer, at all times. Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a)(1) (source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a)(1))

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About the job

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting 7 Dec 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,531 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,630.65 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Los Angeles. Provides coordinated nursing care for individual patients or assigned patient groups while supervising nursing staff and coordinating interdisciplinary care. The role applies critical thinking, professional judgment, and the nursing process to promote safe, effective patient outcomes.

Job Details

  • Schedule: Day shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
  • Required Qualifications:
  • Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor
  • Hospital Fire and Life Safety (HLFS) certification
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Electronic medical record experience
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
  • Acute care facility experience
  • Additional Information:
  • Collects and analyzes patient data to identify diagnoses, care needs, and expected outcomes.
  • Develops, implements, and evaluates individualized plans of care.
  • Coordinates care with patients, families, healthcare providers, and interdisciplinary team members.
  • Promotes a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.
  • Provides health education to patients, families, and team members.
  • Participates in discharge planning to support continuity of care.
  • Delegates appropriately and coordinates the activities of healthcare team members.
  • Required vaccinations must be maintained in accordance with applicable organizational requirements; medical and religious exemptions may apply.

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 for Los Angeles, CA, 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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