Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in York, Maine.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Maine: Provides compassionate, professional nursing care to critically ill patients requiring complex monitoring, medication therapies, and life-support interventions. The role includes assessing patients, implementing and evaluating individualized care plans, collaborating with the healthcare team, and responding to emergent clinical situations.
Job Details
- Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Current Registered Nurse licensure in Maine or compact licensure; licensure in good standing with the Board of Nursing; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 60 days of hire and maintained while in the position; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within 1 year of hire and maintained while in the position.
- Preferred Qualifications: One year of Intensive Care Unit nursing experience; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for patients with complex needs, including hemodynamic compromise, acute stroke, and mechanical ventilation.
- Interprets cardiac and invasive and noninvasive monitoring data, recognizes abnormal rhythms and trends, and initiates appropriate interventions.
- Maintains competency in complex intravenous therapy, including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central intravenous catheters, dialysis catheters, and arterial lines.
- Uses less-invasive life-support modalities, including bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2), arterial pressure-based cardiac output and cardiac index (CO/CI), mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2), and core temperature monitoring.
- Provides care for chemically paralyzed patients using Train of Four (TOF) and bispectral index (BIS) monitoring.
- Monitors critically ill patients receiving treatment with EKOS catheters and intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP).
- Responds to in-house codes, rapid response team (RRT) events, and stroke calls as required.
- Directs paraprofessional care activities and promotes effective communication with patients, support persons, and members of the healthcare team.
- Implements nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Assignment dates: 11/16/2026 through 02/15/2027.
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 #1345028. 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