Travel ICU/PCU RN - $2,276 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Requirements:

• Active RN License.
• BLS and ACLS certifications required.
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required.
• Alternatively, 1 year of ICU and 1 year of PCU/Med-Surg experience may be accepted for candidates from larger facilities with strong clinical skills.
• Strong experience in managing high-acuity ICU and PCU patients.
• Experience with titrating drips, including sedation, vasopressors, and insulin.
• Ability to interpret cardiac rhythms and perform 12-lead EKGs.
• Must be comfortable managing ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP.
• Must pass the Dysrhythmia exam with a minimum score of 80% within 2 attempts before signing the contract.
• Must live outside the 50-mile radius of the facility.
• No direct full-time, part-time, or PRN employment with CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facilities within the past 12 months.
• Must be available for every other weekend and rotating holidays.
• Must be flexible to float to other units and facilities as required.
• Profile review and manager interview required.

Responsibilities: - Provide comprehensive nursing care to high-acuity patients in a combined ICU, PCU, and Med-Surg unit. - Assess, monitor, and manage critically ill patients with conditions such as sepsis, respiratory arrest, COPD, pneumonia, COVID, DKA, and post-operative complications. - Monitor patients experiencing drug or alcohol withdrawal and abnormal blood pressure or heart rate. - Administer and titrate sedation, vasopressors, insulin, and other prescribed medications. - Manage patients requiring ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP support. - Perform 12-lead EKGs and interpret cardiac rhythms. - Monitor ICU patients using bedside cardiac monitoring and respond to changes in patient conditions. - Provide care for PCU patients requiring continuous monitoring and non-titratable infusions. - Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals. - Maintain accurate patient records and documentation using Cerner. - Follow patient safety, infection control, and hospital protocols. - Float to the EC Med-Surg and Pediatric units to care for adult Med-Surg patients. - Float to West Campus in Prescott to provide ICU and PCU care while maintaining competency across acuity levels. - Adapt to different patient assignments and staffing needs, including first-to-float requirements.

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits