Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,135 per week
About the role
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse position available in an acute care setting. The role involves providing continuous monitoring and specialized care for patients with critical conditions requiring advanced nursing skills. The ICU RN is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating individualized patient care plans, acting as a patient advocate, and educating patients and their families on self-care. This position requires technical proficiency with nursing procedures and equipment, along with the ability to support patients and families through complex clinical situations.
Responsibilities
- Provide continuous monitoring and specialized care for critically ill patients
- Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans
- Act as a patient advocate
- Educate patients and families on self‑care
- Maintain technical proficiency with nursing procedures and equipment
- Support patients and families through complex clinical situations
- Manage medication inventory and distribution
- Demonstrate proficiency with the Electronic Patient Record system
Requirements
- Valid Registered Nurse license in the state of permanent residency
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 12 months of employment
- NIH Stroke Scale Certification obtained during orientation
- Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience
- Location requirements including a license to submit
- Float rotation may be required
- Patient education, medication inventory and distribution, and proficiency with the Electronic Patient Record system
- Flexibility to work day, evening, or night shifts, including weekends and holidays, with occasional overtime expected
- Orientation includes 8 hours of non‑billable training
Benefits
- 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
Schedule
Schedule: 12‑hour days, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; Shift: 12 hours, days. The position requires flexibility to work day, evening, or night shifts, including weekends and holidays, with occasional overtime expected.