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

Job Description & Requirements Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit Discipline: RN Start Date: 11/30/2026 Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, nights Employment Type: Travel Job Summary Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This position provides comprehensive care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a high-acuity critical care setting. The assignment is 13 weeks with overnight shifts and may involve caring for patients with cardiac, neurological, respiratory, trauma, and multisystem conditions.

Job Details Schedule: Overnight shifts, 3x12, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage may be required, including two of the three major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year.

Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license in Alaska; minimum of 2 years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications; experience with charting systems, including Epic; patient ratio experience of 2:1; and travel nursing experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience with intensive care, neurocritical care, cardiac surgery recovery, stroke, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, spinal cord injury, targeted temperature management, and multisystem organ dysfunction or failure.

Additional Information: Responsibilities may include ventilator management, arterial line and central line management, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive and cardiac drip titration, blood product administration, renal failure care, chest tube management, external ventricular drain care, intracranial pressure monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, arterial blood gas interpretation, high-flow nasal cannula management, noninvasive ventilation management, intra-aortic balloon pump monitoring, pulmonary artery line monitoring, transcatheter aortic valve replacement care, procedural sedation monitoring, and post-neurosurgical care. The position supports patients across medical cardiac, surgical cardiac, open-heart recovery, neurological intervention, stroke, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, and spinal cord injury services. Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, lift teams, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and unit secretary services. Orientation includes 12 hours, and documentation experience with Epic is required.

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 1344890. 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