Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,975 per week

Location: Omaha, Nebraska. Start Date: 11/09/2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Hours per week: 48 hours. Shift: 12 hours, rotating. Employment Type: Travel.

About the role

We're looking for Intensive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Omaha, NE. The right nurse should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. As an ICU Travel Nurse, you'll be responsible for evaluating and monitoring patients in an Intensive Care Unit setting. ICU RNs provide the most direct care to patients in life-threatening situations, documenting and providing physician-directed care, assessing and implementing patient care plans, and delegating to other care providers as appropriate. As an ICU RN you will also be providing education and support to patient families, possibly for long-term care needs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating and monitoring patients in an Intensive Care Unit setting
• Providing the most direct care to patients in life-threatening situations
• Documenting and providing physician-directed care
• Assessing and implementing patient care plans
• Delegating to other care providers as appropriate
• Providing education and support to patient families, possibly for long-term care needs
• Providing basic bedside care
• Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment
• Ordering and evaluating diagnostic tests
• Taking samples for lab work, ordering corresponding lab work and interpreting reports
• Monitoring and adjusting specialized equipment, and interpreting and recording electronic displays
• Ensuring proper placement and functioning of catheters, leads and tubing
• Communicating patients' conditions to family members
• Standing and walking for long periods of time, as well as bending, leaning and stooping without difficulty
• Easily lifting 20 pounds
• Moving or lifting patients may require lifting up to 50 pounds at times
• Facing hazards from exposure to certain chemicals or infectious diseases
• Treating patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative

Requirements

• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIH certification
• 1-2 years recent acute care experience (minimum 2 years preferred)
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1

Pay

Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

Shift: 12 hours, rotating; 48 hours per week.