Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Bangor, Maine.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/15/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit, Bangor, ME. This travel nursing position provides critical care for medical, surgical, trauma, neurological, orthopedic, and interventional patients in a high-acuity setting. The assignment includes a 12-hour day schedule, every-other-weekend rotation, and care for patients requiring ventilator management, critical care drips, external ventricular drain management, intracranial pressure monitoring, and hemodynamic monitoring.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. The assignment is scheduled from 12/15/2026 through 03/13/2027, with every-other-weekend rotation.
- Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of intensive care unit experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; strong neuro and trauma experience; experience with external ventricular drain management, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventilator management, critical care drips, drain management, stroke care, arterial and central venous pressure lines, cardiac rhythm recognition, chest tubes, tracheostomy care, and comprehensive patient assessment.
- Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification; pediatric intensive care unit experience; charge experience.
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignments are generally based on acuity, with a typical ratio of 1:2 and occasional assignment of a third patient during discharge or transfer.
- Floating may occur to the Cardiac Care Unit, cardiac stepdown, or medical stepdown for patients within the clinicians scope of practice.
- Pediatric intensive care unit floating may occur for clinicians with pediatric experience and current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
- The assignment includes general orientation followed by one unit-based orientation shift.
- No on-call requirement is indicated.
- Holiday scheduling varies according to operational need, and holiday time-off requests require approval.
- Professional solid-color scrubs are required.
- Free parking is available in designated areas.
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 #1344249. 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