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
Travel ICU Registered Nurse Job in Nashville, TN 37208
Bring your critical care expertise to a high-acuity ICU travel nurse contract in Nashville, Tennessee. Join a collaborative healthcare team and provide expert care to adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced intensive care environment.
Job Details
- Specialty: ICU Registered Nurse (ICU RN)
- Employment Type: Travel Nursing Contract
- Location: Nashville, TN 37208
- Start Date: 10/19/2026
- Duration: 14 weeks
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,800 - $1,890
- Orientation: 12 hours
- Scheduling: Self-scheduling
- Weekend Coverage: 6 weekend shifts per contract
- Setting: ICU with stepdown acuity patients as needed
- Location Highlight: Nashville healthcare jobs in a vibrant city known for its strong medical community, culture, and energetic downtown atmosphere.
Job Requirements
- Active RN license in Tennessee or a compact multistate nursing license
- Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience required
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and CPI required; MAB accepted in lieu of CPI
- Experience with electronic charting systems required
- Previous charge nurse experience preferred
- Comfortable working in a secure patient-care environment
- Ability to complete pre-start EKG and sedation testing
- COVID-19 and flu vaccination required, with medical or religious exemptions only
Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality critical care nursing to adult and geriatric patients
- Monitor and manage ventilated patients, arterial lines, central lines, and vasoactive or cardiac drips
- Support patients with sepsis, respiratory failure, stroke, MI, DKA, dialysis, and post-procedure recovery
- Assist with bedside procedures, conscious sedation, chest tube management, and rapid response/code blue situations
- Provide care for stepdown acuity patients when needed and float to lower-acuity areas within scope of practice
- Collaborate with respiratory therapy, radiology, pharmacy, phlebotomy, and rapid response teams
- Maintain strong infection prevention, patient safety, and clinical documentation standards
- Adapt to a dynamic intensive care environment with a diverse patient population and strong teamwork expectations
Apply now to join this ICU travel nurse opportunity in Nashville, TN and take the next step in your nursing career.
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 #519198. 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
About GHR Healthcare
For over 30 years, GHR Healthcare has been the bridge between healthcare
professionals and the facilities that need them nationwide. We're committed to
uncovering your ideal fit, supported by GHR's dedication to competitive
compensation, transparent communication, and a devoted team that genuinely
cares about your career journey. You can trust us to stand by your side as your
advocate, confidante, and partner in advancing your career. At GHR, care and
consideration are at the heart of everything we do. Visit ghrhealthcare.com to
learn more.