Travel ICU RN - $2,236 per week

Concentric Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Kearney, Nebraska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU

Location

Kearney, NE

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | Onsite | 12-Hour Shifts (0630–1830 and 1830–0630 available)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 33-bed ICU with an average daily census of 16, maintaining a 1:2–3 nurse-to-patient ratio for adult patients
• Manage and titrate a variety of drips including cardiac drips, insulin, and sedation medications
• Assess, monitor, and document cardiac telemetry strips using GE monitoring equipment, with tele tech oversight support
• Care for a diverse patient population including trauma, cardiac, stroke, sepsis, overdose/substance abuse, renal failure, heart failure, respiratory distress, post-stent, pacemaker placement, and vascular cases
• Operate and troubleshoot respiratory equipment ranging from nasal cannula to mechanical ventilators
• Float to PCU or MedSurg units as needed, maintaining comparable patient ratios

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Ability to read, interpret, and document cardiac telemetry strips
• Proficiency with titrating drips including cardiac, insulin, and sedation infusions
• Must be available to work every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
• Must be available to report to the unit within 30 minutes if called back in from on-call status

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel or contract nursing experience in an ICU setting
• Experience with a broad range of critical care diagnoses including stroke, sepsis, cardiac, and trauma populations
• Familiarity with GE monitoring systems

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with nurse aide assistance and healthcare support staff available based on census needs
• Gain experience across a wide variety of complex, high-acuity patient cases in a collaborative critical care setting

Concentric Healthcare Staffing Job ID #768669. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - ICU

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