Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Puyallup, WA

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

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,018 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,298.09 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse – Puyallup, WA. This role involves providing specialized care to high-acuity patients within a Level III Trauma Center. The ICU nurse will manage respiratory failure, GI bleeds, sepsis, CVA, post-arrest, and other complex conditions, utilizing advanced therapies and monitoring tools.

Job Details

• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required; CCRN preferred. Education requirements include any relevant healthcare certification.
• Clinical responsibilities include cardiac rhythm interpretation, vent/trach and bipap management, invasive line management, placement and care of ostomy and drains, chest tubes, lumbar drains, IV medication titration.
• Schedule: Days shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Experience required: 0 years, with a preference for candidates with one or more years of ICU experience.
• Support on the unit includes 4 patient Care Assistants (CNA with specialized certification), a free charge RN, a flexible RN, Health Unit Coordinator, and 24/7 telemetry monitoring with STAT RN, RT, hospitalist, and intensivist onsite.
• The unit frequently requires float rotation, including care for PCU and lower acuity patients.
• The ICU handles a mix of COVID and non-COVID patients, with specific protocols for higher-level therapies such as rotoprone, manual prone, hypothermia, and CRRT.
• The position starts on 11/16/2026 and ends on 02/13/2027, with shift hours from 0700-1930 and 1900-0730, and varies weekend and holiday scheduling based on unit needs. Candidates may work six consecutive shifts with potential for overtime.

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