Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,140 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Chandler, Arizona.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/03/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
An ICU Nurse position is available in Chandler, Arizona, within an Intensive Care Unit specializing in surgical, medical, and cardiovascular care. This role involves providing high-level critical care to patients with complex conditions such as trauma, neuro, and specialty neuro-surgery cases. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day of assignment. The position requires a minimum of three years of recent ICU experience, with at least two years in ICU settings.

Job Details:

• Location: Chandler, AZ
• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Shift Hours: 12-hour shifts
• Minimum Hours Per Week: 36 hours
• Start Date: 08/03/2026
• Required Qualifications: Valid nursing license, BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) certification; 3 years of recent ICU experience with 2 of those in ICU.
• Schedule: Self-scheduling; shifts include three weekend shifts in a four-week schedule. Nightshift weekends are Friday - Saturday; dayshift weekends are Saturday - Sunday.
• Credentialing & Certifications: Candidates must be willing to interpret their own telemetry strips and titrate titratable drips such as Propofol, fentanyl, versed, precedex, and others.
• Clinical Responsibilities: Care for trauma, neuro, cardiovascular, and specialty neuro-surgery patients, including post-operative care, trauma cases, Sepsis, COVID-19, ARDS, and vascular surgeries.
• Equipment & Monitoring: Use of Ventilators (Dreager, Hamilton, Puritan Bennett 840, V60s Bipap, Airvo); GE monitors for telemetry.
• Additional Notes: Candidates must adhere to a 50-mile radius rule; no full-time, part-time, or PRN status with any facility associated with CommonSpirit or its affiliates within the past year.
• Policy: May be canceled up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment; up to 3 shifts may be canceled for shorter assignments.
• Other: May have one holiday off; no call or standby shifts required; float to sister units may be necessary.

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 #1280099. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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