Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,128 per week

About the role

MedPro Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Specialty

ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Discipline

RN

Start Date

08/05/2026

Duration

13 weeks

Hours

• 36 hours per week
• 12 hours, days shift

Requirements

• Active RN License
• Accredited nursing program degree
• BLS & ACLS Certification
• Eighteen months of recent experience in an Acute Care ICU setting

Duties

• Manage the care of adult patients experiencing life-threatening problems requiring complex assessment, high intensity therapies, and interventions.
• Provide patient care as well as education and support to the patient's family.
• Ensure proper functioning of life support equipment such as ventilators and feeding tubes.
• Observe the patient's heart rate, blood pressure and respiration for signs of distress.
• Administer medication, IVs, and insert catheters as needed.
• Meticulous documentation of medication administration.
• Assist in emergency nursing procedures necessary for prompt control of changes in patient’s physical condition.
• Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation accurately and effectively.

About the Agency

MedPro Healthcare Staffing is a Joint Commission certified provider of contract staffing services. Since 1983, we have placed nursing and allied travelers in top healthcare facilities nationwide. Join us today for your very own MedPro Experience®. If qualified and interested, please call for immediate consideration. MedPro Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status or veteran status.