Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,470 per week

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

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

Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Critical Care Contract in Yakima, WA

Travel ICU Registered Nurse needed in Yakima, Washington, for a 13-week critical care nursing assignment paying an estimated $2,200–$2,320 per week. Care for complex adult patients in an acute and critical care environment while collaborating with an experienced multidisciplinary team. Yakima is a welcoming Central Washington community known for scenic landscapes, outdoor recreation, a vibrant agricultural region, and nearby vineyards.

Travel ICU RN Job Details

• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Acute Care and Critical Care
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Location: Yakima, Washington
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Assignment End Date: January 30, 2027
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
• Hours: 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, typically 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
• Call: Not required
• Patient Ratios: Typically 2:1; 1:1 depending on patient acuity
• Floating: May float to ICU-level or lower-acuity units throughout the hospital

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Washington
• Minimum of 2 years of recent ICU, ACU, or CCU nursing experience
• At least one completed travel nursing assignment required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Demonstrated competency caring for neuro/spine patients, patients requiring pressors, DKA, BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, and other complex critical care needs
• Experience with chest tubes, wound vacs, dressing changes, arterial lines, femoral arterial sheaths, and post-TCAR or femoral endarterectomy care
• EPIC experience preferred
• Impella and/or IABP experience preferred; competency may be validated during the assignment
• Professional attire and required scrub colors

Critical Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill adult patients in acute care and intensive care settings.
• Monitor patients receiving pressors, BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, and other advanced respiratory or hemodynamic support.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and collaborate with providers and the multidisciplinary team to initiate timely interventions.
• Manage patients with neuro/spine conditions, DKA, chest tubes, wound vacs, arterial lines, and femoral arterial sheaths.
• Deliver postoperative care for patients following TCAR and femoral endarterectomy procedures.
• Perform accurate assessments, medication administration, documentation, and ongoing evaluation of treatment effectiveness.
• Safely transition patients who require escalating respiratory or hemodynamic support to an appropriate level of care.
• Float between ICU-level and lower-acuity areas as needed while maintaining high standards of patient safety and clinical quality.

Apply now for this travel ICU nursing opportunity in Yakima, Washington, and join a high-acuity critical care team.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #527237. 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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