Posted 09/09/2026 · Job #515562
ICU | Registered Nurse | 13–Week Travel – Washington, District Of Columbia
Job Description
ICU Registered Nurse Travel Assignment in Washington, DC 20010
Experienced ICU Registered Nurse needed for a travel nursing assignment in Washington, DC 20010. Bring your critical care skills to a dynamic ICU float pool role supporting high-acuity patients across multiple intensive care and intermediate care units.
Job Details
- Position: ICU Registered Nurse / Critical Care RN
- Setting: ICU Float Pool / Critical Care
- Location: Washington, DC 20010
- Start Date: October 12, 2026
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Employment Type: Travel Nursing Assignment
- Schedule: 12-hour rotating shifts, days (07:00 – 19:30) and nights (19:00 – 07:30)
- Shifts Per Week: 3
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Weekend Coverage: Required
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,770 – $1,860
Job Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse license required in Washington, DC
- Minimum of 2 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience within the last 7 years
- At least 1 prior travel nurse assignment required
- Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Ability to work in high-acuity critical care and intermediate care environments
- Experience with Cerner preferred
- Strong teamwork, communication, and alarm management skills
- Comfortable floating across MICU, SICU, Neuro ICU, CVICU, CVSICU, IMC, and ED/PACU for ICU/IMC boarders
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled bedside care for critically ill patients across multiple ICU and intermediate care units
- Monitor, assess, and respond quickly to changes in patient condition with accuracy and urgency
- Manage ventilated patients, arterial lines, central lines, CRRT, EVDs, and other advanced ICU therapies
- Administer medications, titrate cardiac drips, and support complex hemodynamic monitoring
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams
- Maintain strong alarm management practices and a team-oriented approach to patient care
- Adapt quickly to changing patient assignments and unit needs across the hospital
- Deliver safe, compassionate, and high-quality critical care throughout every shift
Why This Washington, DC Travel Nursing Opportunity?
- Work in a vibrant metropolitan area with access to world-class culture, dining, and public transit
- Support a collaborative clinical team in a high-acuity critical care environment
- Excellent opportunity for an experienced ICU travel nurse seeking Washington, DC nursing jobs
Apply now to join this ICU travel nursing assignment in Washington, DC 20010 and make an impact in critical care.
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.
Equal Opportunity
GHR Healthcare is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where individuals are treated with respect and provided equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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