GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Lima, Ohio.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Job in Lima, OH
Travel ICU RN opportunity in Lima, Ohio 45801: join a high-acuity critical care team supporting adults and geriatric patients with complex, rapidly changing needs. Lima offers a welcoming Midwest setting with a friendly community feel, making it an appealing place to grow your critical care experience. This ICU / CCU travel nursing job offers the chance to use your clinical judgment, adaptability, and teamwork in a dynamic coronary care and stepdown environment.
Job Details
- Specialty: ICU / Critical Care Registered Nurse
- Setting: Coronary Care Unit (CCU) / Mixed ICU and Stepdown level of care
- Employment Type: Travel Nursing
- Start Date: 8/10/2026
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks
- Shift Duration: 12-hour days
- Schedule: Weekender schedule, Friday-Sunday or Saturday-Monday
- Weekly Guarantee: 36 or 48 hours
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,020 - $2,130
- Unit Highlights: 24-bed high-acuity unit with possible overflow capacity and a strong interdisciplinary support team
- Location: Lima, Ohio
Job Requirements
- Current RN license in the state of assignment or compact licensure eligibility
- Minimum of 1 year of RN experience required
- Minimum of 2 years of ICU nursing experience required
- Experience in critical care, stepdown, or emergency nursing settings strongly preferred
- BLS required prior to patient care; ACLS preferred at hire and required within 6 months if not already obtained
- Dysrhythmia exam required
- Ability to care for adults and geriatric patients in a high-acuity environment
- Strong clinical assessment, communication, and teamwork skills
- Ability to safely work in a fast-paced healthcare environment with changing patient needs
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill patients in an ICU/CCU setting
- Perform detailed assessments, develop care plans, and evaluate patient responses to treatment
- Administer medications and manage therapies in accordance with nursing standards and protocols
- Monitor hemodynamics and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition
- Care for patients requiring advanced support modalities such as ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, pressors, CRRT, IABP, Impella, SWAN-GANZ monitoring, and ECMO as needed
- Support post-surgical, cardiac, neuro, and other high-acuity patient populations
- Collaborate closely with physicians, respiratory therapy, and the interdisciplinary care team
- Float to appropriate levels of care when needed and maintain flexibility with unit needs
- Promote patient safety, infection control, and compassionate, evidence-based care
- Maintain professionalism while adapting to a weekender schedule and shifting clinical priorities
Apply now to join this ICU nursing travel opportunity in Lima, Ohio and make an impact in critical care healthcare today.
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 #506173. 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: 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
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