Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/02/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This position provides care for critically ill patients in a 25-bed intensive care unit with a typical patient ratio of 2:1. The role requires strong telemetry skills and experience managing vasoactive and inotropic medications, with opportunities to support complex procedures and critical care interventions.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; previous intensive care unit experience; strong telemetry skills; experience titrating vasoactive and inotropic medications; chest tube experience; willingness to wear scrubs.
- Preferred Qualifications: Open-heart experience; temporary pacing experience; Swan-Ganz catheter experience.
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; 12 shifts per month, including four weekend shifts per month.
- Additional Information: The unit supports critically ill patients with continuous access to critical care providers, trauma surgeons, and respiratory therapists. Clinical procedures include intubation, central and arterial line placement, and chest tube placement. Available equipment includes GE monitors, Hamilton noninvasive ventilation and high-flow systems, Puritan ventilators, and Hemosphere monitoring systems. Bedside shift reports and patient care boards are updated at each change of shift.
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 #1341712. 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