Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,520 per week

Encode INC is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Description: Level III ICU Registered Nurse (RN)- Job Id(814029):

Facility: W. W. Hastings Hospital
Address: 1612 E Downing St., Tahlequah, OK 74464
Assignment Dates: 11/09/2026 – 02/13/2027
Contract Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night shift, 12 hours × 3 shifts per week
Department: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Step-Down Unit (SDU)

Position Overview:

W. W. Hastings Hospital is seeking an experienced Level III ICU Registered Nurse to provide critical care to adult and pediatric patients with a wide variety of acute illnesses and complex medical conditions. The ideal candidate must have strong ICU skills, pediatric patient care experience, and the ability to work in a fast-paced critical care environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult and pediatric patients.
• Assess, monitor, and document patients’ conditions, identifying changes that require immediate intervention.
• Manage patients with complex medical conditions and acute illnesses in the ICU.
• Monitor vital signs, cardiac rhythms, and responses to critical care interventions.
• Administer medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and facility protocols.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Maintain accurate patient records using the Cerner electronic medical record (EMR) system.
• Use the Pyxis automated medication dispensing system in accordance with facility policies.
• Apply NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) assessment requirements as applicable to patient care.
• Provide care according to unit staffing ratios: 2:1 in ICU and 3:1 in SDU.
• Follow infection prevention requirements, including wearing a mask at all times in the ICU.
• Support safe patient transitions and continuity of care.

Required Qualifications:

• Active Oklahoma single-state RN license or Compact nursing license.
• Minimum of 3 years of nursing experience.
• Previous pediatric nursing experience is mandatory.
• Current AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
• NIHSS required.
• 8 Stroke Certificates Required
• Critical care/ICU experience appropriate to the Level III assignment.
• Ability to work night shifts and provide care to adult and pediatric patients.
• Familiarity with Cerner EMR and Pyxis is beneficial.

Unit and Facility Details:

• Patient population: Adults and pediatric patients with acute and complex medical conditions.
• ICU staffing ratio: 2 patients per nurse.
• SDU staffing ratio: 3 patients per nurse.
• EMR: Cerner.
• Medication dispensing system: Pyxis.
• ICU safety requirement: Mask must be worn at all times.

Dress Code:

• RN scrub color: Navy blue.

Important: Pediatric experience is mandatory. Candidates must have the required AHA certifications, NIHSS, 8 strokes Certificates and an eligible Oklahoma or Compact RN license before submission.

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Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Referral bonus
• Life insurance
• Medical benefits