Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Colorado Springs, CO

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 16, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,130 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,409.63 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse. This position provides care to critically ill patients in an acute care setting, managing complex conditions and administering specialized therapies. The role requires clinical expertise in intensive care nursing, including management of titratable intravenous medications and advanced respiratory support.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; minimum of 2 years of intensive care nursing experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Assignment Dates: 11/16/2026 through 02/15/2027.
• Clinical Responsibilities: Provide care for critically ill patients with conditions including abdominal pain, chest pain, fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, injuries, and extremity pain. Manage a nurse-to-patient ratio of approximately 1:2 and titrate vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, metabolic therapies, and specialized infusions.
• Unit Operations: Participate in self-scheduling and block scheduling. Weekend participation is required, with a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule. Holiday coverage is required.
• Clinical Support: Collaborate with hospitalist or intensivist providers available in-house and respiratory therapy support available 24/7. Care includes patients requiring continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen, and ventilator support.
• Work Environment: Acute care setting with a Level II trauma designation. 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