Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Redding, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/17/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This position provides care for critically ill trauma, neurological, and stroke patients in a fast-paced acute care setting. The role requires experience with intracranial pressure monitoring, ventriculostomies, ventilated patients, and titration of vasopressor and sedation infusions.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience
- Trauma experience, including care of neurotrauma, stroke, and head-injury patients
- Experience with intracranial pressure monitoring and ventriculostomies; experience caring for post-tissue plasminogen activator patients may be considered when this experience is unavailable
- Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and COVID-19 vaccination certification
- Active professional nursing license required for submission
- Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification and previous travel nursing experience
- Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, 36 hours per week, with every other weekend required
- Additional Information: The unit cares for trauma, neurological, and stroke patients and requires nurses to titrate vasopressor and sedation infusions, interpret cardiac rhythm strips, and work with ventilators. A proctored dysrhythmia examination is required onsite on the first day and is graded pass/fail. Unit orientation is one day, with additional orientation provided if needed. The role requires adaptability, collaboration, and comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
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
Cross Country Job ID #1340848. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus
