Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Tyler, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/01/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit night-shift position providing care to adult and geriatric patients in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit and cardiac care setting. The role supports critically ill patients with complex cardiac, respiratory, renal, neurological, and multisystem conditions while maintaining a typical patient ratio of 1:2. Experience with electronic charting and advanced intensive care procedures is required.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 48 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications.
- Two years of experience preferred.
- Experience with Epic charting required.
- Ability to care for adult and geriatric patients in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit and cardiac care environment.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Travel experience preferred.
- Previous charge experience preferred.
- Community hospital, long-term acute care, and trauma experience preferred.
- Additional Information:
- Patient ratio is 1:2 on days, nights, and weekends.
- Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients with respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, cardiac arrest, septic shock, endocarditis, pulmonary embolism, cardiogenic shock, and gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Responsibilities may include ventilator management, arterial and central line management, blood product administration, chest tube care, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive medication titration, renal replacement therapy management, cardiac device management, and post-cardiac surgery care.
- Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and transportation.
- Orientation includes 24 hours.
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
Posted Date: 2026-10-23
Cross Country Job ID #1293914. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 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