GHR Healthcare - Travel Division is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Boise, Idaho.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/02/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
ICU Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – 12-Hour Nights in Boise, Idaho
Apply now for an ICU travel nursing job in Boise, Idaho, caring for complex adult medical-surgical, cardiac, and neurological patients on a 13-week contract. You’ll join a collaborative critical-care team in a high-acuity environment with strong clinical support, including intensivists, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, charge nurses, and resource nurses. Boise offers an exceptional mix of outdoor adventure, scenic foothill views, and a lively downtown community.
ICU Travel Nurse Job Details
- Location: Boise, Idaho
- Assignment Type: 13-week ICU travel nursing contract
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- End Date: February 1, 2027
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,130–$2,250
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Schedule: Weekend coverage every other weekend or approximately half of all weekends; holidays may be required based on staffing needs
- Call: No call or standby requirement
- Unit: Combined surgical and medical ICU environment with approximately 32 beds and typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1 or 1:2
- Openings: 3 ICU Registered Nurse positions
- Charting: EPIC
- Orientation: Approximately 1–2 shifts
ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Idaho
- At least 2 years of recent adult ICU or critical-care nursing experience
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
- Demonstrated ability to assess and care for critically ill adult patients
- Experience titrating critical-care infusions, including vasoactive, antiarrhythmic, insulin, and blood-pressure management drips
- Ability to interpret cardiac monitoring and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition
- Willingness to float to other intensive care units in the Boise Valley or provide 1:1 sitter coverage when needed
- Applicants must reside outside the applicable 50-mile radius for consideration
ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients with conditions such as CABG recovery, stroke, subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhage, GI bleeding, DKA, STEMI, septic shock, overdose, respiratory failure, and post-neurosurgical needs
- Perform ongoing assessments, develop and evaluate individualized plans of care, and promptly communicate changes in patient status
- Titrate prescribed vasoactive, cardiac, insulin, and other critical-care infusions according to patient response and clinical protocols
- Manage patients requiring ventilatory support, BiPAP, CPAP, and other advanced respiratory interventions in collaboration with respiratory therapy
- Monitor and interpret telemetry, recognize dysrhythmias, and initiate appropriate interventions
- Collaborate with intensivists, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, charge nurses, resource nurses, and support staff to promote safe, coordinated care
- Provide thorough documentation in EPIC and participate in handoff communication at every transition of care
- Maintain patient safety, support families, and contribute to a professional, team-oriented ICU environment
Apply now to join this Boise, Idaho ICU travel nursing assignment and bring your critical-care expertise to a supportive, high-acuity team.
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 - Travel Division Job ID #529902. 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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