Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in San Francisco, California.

Job Description & Requirements Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit Discipline: RN Start Date: 12/08/2026 Duration: 25 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, nights Employment Type: Travel Job Summary Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This float-pool role supports adult and geriatric critical care across intensive care, transitional care, emergency, and post-anesthesia settings. The position requires recent critical care expertise and adaptability to operationally assigned departments and shifts.

Job Details Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, three shifts per week, for a minimum of 36 hours per week. Scheduling is based on operational needs, with shifts generally running from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Required Qualifications: Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license in hand Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification Basic Life Support (BLS) certification National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification Minimum of 2 years of recent adult medical-surgical critical care experience Travel nursing experience Level II trauma experience Teaching hospital experience Patient assignment experience of up to 2:1 in critical care settings Required COVID-19 vaccination and booster, subject to applicable medical or religious exemptions Preferred Qualifications: 2.5 years of intensive care experience Variety of critical care experience, including medical-surgical, cardiac, and neurological care Recent float-pool, post-anesthesia care, or emergency department experience Experience with the Epic charting system Float: Float rotation may be required.

Additional Information: This is a float-pool position rather than a unit-based assignment. The Registered Nurse may float among intensive care, transitional care, acute care, telemetry, emergency department, and post-anesthesia care assignments. Patient populations include adults and geriatric patients. The role may involve care of ventilated patients, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive infusions, renal replacement therapies, cardiac and neurological critical care, transplant care, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, invasive monitoring, and complex postoperative patients. Interdisciplinary support includes intravenous therapy, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit-secretary services. Orientation includes 24 hours of scheduled training.

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: 2026-10-30 Cross Country Job ID 1328630. 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