Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,944 per week

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Dayton, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Neuro ICU RN – Job Requirements

Job ID: 65901814 | Miami Valley Hospital | Dayton, OH

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of RN experience, plus one of the following:
  • 2 years of Neuro ICU experience, OR
  • 2 years at a comprehensive stroke center in a large hospital, with some neurological nursing experience.
• RN License: Any active state RN license or compact license accepted for submission. Ohio practice authorization must be in place before starting.
• Required Certifications:
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS
• Charting: Epic EMR experience required.
• Cardiac Monitoring: Must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips.
• Floating: Must be willing to float between Miami Valley Hospital's Main, South, and North campuses, as well as other appropriate units.
• Radius Rule: Must live at least 50 miles from the facility. Local travelers are not accepted.
• License History: Candidates with previous nursing license disciplinary actions are not accepted.

Required Clinical Skills

• Neuro ICU and acute stroke patient management.
• Care of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients.
• Seizure management and neurological assessments.
• Ventilator management and care of critically ill patients.
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation and dysrhythmia management.
• Arterial lines, central lines, and PICC management.
• Continuous IV sedation and titration of cardiac/vasoactive drips.
• Management of high-acuity medical and surgical ICU patients.

Additional unit skills/equipment: EVDs, ICP monitoring, post-neurosurgical care, traumatic brain injury, spinal drains, and EEG monitoring. Several of these are listed with asterisks in the posting; confirm whether they are mandatory competencies or preferred experience.

Assignment Details

Category

Details

Shift

Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM

Schedule

4x12-hour shifts

Weekly Hours

48 hours

Unit Size

36 beds

Average Daily Census

28 patients

Patient Population

Adolescents, adults, geriatrics

Charting

Epic

Weekends

Every other weekend; 14 weekend shifts per 13-week contract listed

Holidays

Every other holiday

Floating

Main, South, and North campuses

Orientation

36 hours

Submission & Compliance Requirements

• Maximum RTO: 14 days per contract.
• All RTO, start-date availability, and schedule requests must be included at initial submission.
• No additional RTO or schedule negotiations after an offer.
• Lab work: Must be completed within 72 hours of signing.
• EKG/Dysrhythmia Exam: Must be completed within 72 hours of signing the contract.
• Flu Vaccine: Required; medical or religious exemptions accepted.
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required.
• References: Not required.
• Previous Premier Health permanent/PRN employees, or certain former agency staff, must wait 6 months and obtain rehire approval.
• Up to 24 hours of orientation modules are billable.

Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers

• Less than 2 years of RN experience.
• No qualifying Neuro ICU or comprehensive stroke center experience.
• No Epic experience.
• Missing BLS, ACLS, or NIHSS.
• Unable to interpret cardiac rhythms.
• Unwillingness to float between campuses.
• Living within the 50-mile radius.
• Previous nursing license disciplinary action.
• More than 14 days of requested time off.

About Voca Healthcare

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours