Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,630 per week

About the role

Job Summary: An Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse (RN) is needed in a healthcare facility in Burlington, Vermont. This assignment is for a 16-26 week period, primarily working night shifts. The position involves floating within the ICU and related units, providing critical patient care for individuals with complex medical needs.

Position Description: Assignment for 16-26 weeks. Rates are tiered based on mileage measured by direct line, not driving distance. Travel (101 miles+), Radius (51-100 miles), Local (50 miles or less). Travelers must work 2 out of the 4 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Day.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical patient care for patients with complex medical needs in the ICU.
• Float within the ICU and related units as needed.
• Start IVs, manage titrating drips, and provide critical ventilator care.
• Manage multi-system disease, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), ventilators, and multiple medication drips.

Requirements

• Active RN license.
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Minimum of 2 years of ICU nursing experience.
• Experience in large teaching facilities.
• Recent Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system experience within the past 2 years.
• Prior travel experience preferred.
• Ability to explain any employment gaps over 90 days.
• Provide complete work history including bed count, EMR type, and facility type.
• Reliable transportation with vehicle equipped for winter conditions.

Qualifications

• Preferred: CCRN certification.

Skills

• Experience with multi-system disease, CRRT, IABP, ECMO, ventilators, and multiple drips.
• Ability to start IVs, manage titrating drips, and provide critical vent care.

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.

Pay

Pay package is based on 12‑hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax‑free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

• Shift: 12 hours, nights.
• Minimum 36 hours per week.
• Start date: 11/16/2026 (also listed as 11/02/2026).
• Duration: 14 weeks (also described as 16‑26 week assignment).
• Must work 2 out of the 4 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Day.
• Flexible scheduling required, including every other weekend; no block schedules.
• Bi‑weekly orientations on Mondays.