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Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit Neurological - San Francisco, CA

Cross Country Healthcare logoCross Country Healthcare$2,413–$2,427/wkContractPosted 1d agoStill open, checked every night

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How this pay compares

This assignment posts $2,420 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel ICU nurse assignments post a median of $2,210 a week, the middle half $1,999 to $2,431, across 1,479 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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GSA's per diem rate for San Francisco, CA (GSA's San Francisco area) is $279 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $92 a day for meals and incidentals: $2,597 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in California.

What California law says about nurse staffing

  • 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 rotating, 36 hours a week, starting 8 Dec 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,413 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,513.37 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Neurological. This role provides specialized care for adult patients with complex neurological and neurosurgical conditions in a high-acuity intensive care setting. Responsibilities include managing critically ill patients, supporting high-volume surgical care, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Job Details

  • Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
  • Required Qualifications: California Registered Nurse license in hand; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA); two years of experience; travel nursing experience; experience with required charting systems; and teaching hospital experience.
  • Preferred Qualifications: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; neurological intensive care experience; trauma intensive care experience; previous charge experience; and Level I trauma experience.
  • Additional Information:
  • Provides care for adult patients with neurosurgical, neurological, and neurovascular diagnoses.
  • Supports a 24-bed, high-acuity Neurological Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with high surgical volume and turnover.
  • Patient ratios are 1:2 on day, night, and weekend shifts.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include external ventricular drain management, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventilator management, arterial line management, central line care, continuous sedation and neuromuscular blockade, vasoactive medication titration, blood product administration, acute stroke management, post-craniotomy care, post-neurosurgical care, and management of traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.
  • Specialized equipment includes external ventricular drains, Camino bolt monitoring, electroencephalography (EEG), and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy.
  • Required certifications must remain current throughout the assignment.
  • One approved time-off request may be accommodated when disclosed during submission and approved before the assignment begins.

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 San Francisco, CA, checked 12 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: 0.7% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

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