Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,056 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/28/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel ICU Registered Nurse Job – CV Neuro ICU in Alexandria, VA

Travel to Alexandria, Virginia for a high-acuity ICU Registered Nurse assignment in a CV Neuro ICU. This 13-week travel nursing job offers the opportunity to care for complex critical care patients in Northern Virginia, just minutes from Washington, D.C., with easy access to dining, history, and city life.

Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,830–$1,930
• Setting: CV Neuro ICU
• Location: Alexandria, VA 22304
• Start Date: 09/28/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
• Weekly Hours: 36
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Floating: First to float; may float to MSICU, PCCU, and care for boarders up to four
• Holiday Requirement: 1 major and 1 minor holiday per year
• Additional Requirement: Must pass ECG exam on day 2 (pass/fail)
• Charting: Epic experience required
• Scrubs: Navy blue

Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license and current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Minimum of 2 years of ICU nursing or critical care experience required
• Strong experience caring for neuro, cardiovascular, and critical care patients
• Ability to independently interpret telemetry strips
• Comfort managing titratable vasopressor drips and complex critical care therapies
• Experience with ventilators, high-flow nasal cannula, and noninvasive ventilation preferred
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holiday rotation as scheduled
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and teamwork skills

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled bedside nursing care in a 16-bed CV Neuro ICU with a 1:2 patient ratio
• Assess, monitor, and intervene for patients with stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, respiratory failure, sepsis, heart failure, DKA, GI bleed, and other critical diagnoses
• Manage and titrate vasoactive medications including norepinephrine, epinephrine, vasopressin, phenylephrine, and dopamine
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to deliver safe, effective, patient-centered care
• Perform ongoing neurological and hemodynamic assessments in a high-acuity critical care setting
• Support patient stabilization, treatment planning, and timely escalation of care when needed
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and communicate clearly with the care team
• Adapt quickly to floating needs while maintaining high standards of clinical care

Apply now to join this Alexandria, VA ICU travel nursing opportunity and take the next step in your critical care career.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #516769. 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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