Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,016 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Nashville, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Night Shift in Nashville, TN

Join a fast-paced ICU travel nursing team in Nashville, Tennessee, and provide critical care for adult and geriatric patients in a dynamic hospital setting. This Nashville healthcare opportunity offers strong critical care experience, a night shift schedule, and convenient access to the city’s 37208 area and thriving medical community.

Job Details

• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care Nursing
• Employment Type: Travel RN
• Location: Nashville, TN 37208
• Shift: Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00–07:00)
• Shift Duration: 12 hours
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,800–$1,890
• Contract Length: 14 weeks
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Orientation: 12 hours
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
• Setting: 13-bed ICU with stepdown acuity support
• Weekend Commitment: 6 weekend shifts during the contract

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of ICU nursing or critical care experience required
• Travel nurse experience required
• Active Tennessee RN license or compact multi-state RN license required at submission
• Current Nursys report required
• Current BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and CPI required; MAB accepted in place of CPI
• Experience with charting systems required
• Must be comfortable caring for a prisoner population
• Must be available to complete required pre-start compliance items and testing
• Ability to work in a self-scheduling environment and support holiday rotation

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality critical care nursing to ICU and stepdown patients
• Monitor and manage complex diagnoses including sepsis, respiratory failure, stroke, MI, DKA, dialysis, and post-procedural cases
• Perform and support bedside procedures, conscious sedation care, and rapid response interventions
• Care for ventilated patients and manage advanced therapies such as arterial lines, central lines, vasoactive drips, and cardiac drips
• Assist with chest tube management, ABG interpretation, dysrhythmia management, and blood product administration
• Float as needed to comparable acuity areas and assist with assigned tasks based on unit needs
• Maintain safe, professional care practices while working closely with interdisciplinary support teams
• Follow all compliance, scheduling, and patient safety expectations throughout the assignment

Apply now for this ICU Registered Nurse travel job in Nashville, TN and join a healthcare team dedicated to exceptional critical care.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

GHR Healthcare Job ID #519553. 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: ICU

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