Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Tyler, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/17/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Medical-Surgical ICU RN – Job Requirements
Job ID: 65962696
Health System: UT Health / Ardent – Texas
Required Qualifications
- Experience: 2 years of ICU nursing experience listed in structured qualifications; narrative describes 2 years as preferred.
- Travel Experience: Structured qualifications mark prior travel experience as required; narrative lists it as preferred.
- License: Active Texas RN license or qualifying compact multistate RN license in hand at submission.
- Certifications:
- BLS – Required
- ACLS – Required
- NIHSS – Listed with an asterisk; verify whether required.
- PALS – Listed with an asterisk; verify whether required.
- Charting: Epic experience REQUIRED.
- Patient Ratio Experience: 1:2–3 ICU ratios.
- Charge Nurse Experience: Preferred, not required.
Required Clinical Skills
- Medical-Surgical ICU nursing and management of critically ill adults.
- Mechanical ventilation, BiPAP/CPAP, and high-flow oxygen.
- Hemodynamic monitoring and titration of cardiac/vasoactive drips.
- Arterial line and central line management.
- CRRT/CVVHD experience, including NxStage equipment.
- Continuous IV sedation and insulin protocols.
- Cardiac dysrhythmia recognition and management.
- Blood product administration and IV therapy.
- Management of acute/chronic renal failure and multisystem organ dysfunction.
- Post-operative surgical ICU care, including GI surgery.
- ABG interpretation, infection prevention, and emergency response.
Assignment Details
Category-Details
Specialty-Medical-Surgical ICU
Health System-UT Health / Ardent
Shift-12-hour Nights
Hours-7:00 PM–7:00 AM
Weekly Hours-36 or 48
Patient Ratio-1:2
Unit Beds-16
Average Census-14
Patient Population-Adults and geriatrics
Weekends-6 shifts per 6-week period
Floating-Based on staffing/schedule
EMR-Epic – Required
CRRT Equipment-NxStage
Orientation-12 hours
Charge Experience-Preferred
Submission & Compliance Requirements
- License: Texas or qualifying compact RN license must be active at submission.
- License Discipline: License hits not accepted.
- Local Restrictions: UT Health does not accept travelers residing in the following Texas counties: Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Smith, Gregg, Van Zandt, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, and Morris.
- RTO: All requested time off must be disclosed at submission.
- Former Employees: Must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler.
- Onboarding: Core compliance items and labs must be completed within 48 hours of signing.
- Modules: Approximately 4–6 hours for RNs, nonbillable, completed onsite during orientation.
Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers
- No active Texas or qualifying compact RN license at submission.
- No prior Epic experience.
- Insufficient ICU experience or inability to manage 1:2 ICU ratios.
- Missing BLS or ACLS.
- No experience with ventilators, vasoactive drip titration, or high-acuity ICU patients.
- Resides in one of the restricted Texas counties.
- Disciplinary license hits.
- Unable to meet the weekend or floating requirements.
About Voca Healthcare
As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.
As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way. Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.
Benefits
- Holiday Pay
- 401k retirement plan
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Guaranteed Hours