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ICU Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Nursing Contract – Anchorage, Alaska

Experienced ICU Registered Nurse (RN) needed for a 13-week travel nursing contract in Anchorage, Alaska. Provide critical care to medically complex adult and geriatric patients in a high-acuity acute-care hospital while enjoying Anchorage’s vibrant community, dramatic mountain scenery, and exceptional outdoor recreation.

ICU Travel Nurse Job Details

• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Location: Anchorage, Alaska
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,260–$2,380
• Start Date: November 23, 2026
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour night shifts, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Healthcare Setting: On-site acute-care hospital ICU
• Patient Assignment: Typically a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Patient Population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic experience required
• Weekend Coverage: Weekend shifts may be required as needed
• Floating: May float to comparable units or nearby affiliated facilities within scope of practice

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Alaska RN license in hand, or an eligible compact license in hand as required for the assignment
• At least 2 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience preferred; a minimum of 1 year is required
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• TNCC certification preferred
• Recent Epic charting experience
• Strong experience caring for high-acuity patients, including ventilated patients and those requiring vasoactive or cardiac infusions
• Ability to work night shifts, weekends, and assigned holidays
• Ability to provide two professional references covering at least one year of experience within the last three years

Critical Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients with medical, cardiac, surgical, neurologic, respiratory, and traumatic conditions
• Monitor and manage patients receiving mechanical ventilation, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow oxygen, continuous sedation, and targeted temperature management
• Titrate cardiac and vasoactive infusions and monitor invasive hemodynamic devices, including arterial lines, pulmonary artery lines, and intra-aortic balloon pumps
• Assess and manage patients with sepsis, acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multisystem organ failure, and acute or chronic renal failure
• Provide central line, PICC, chest tube, EVD, ICP, CRRT, and blood product management within applicable competencies
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and arterial blood gases and respond promptly to changes in patient condition
• Support post-cardiac surgery, post-neurosurgical, cardiac catheterization, TAVR, and other complex procedural patients
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rehabilitation, social services, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and promote patient safety, infection prevention, and evidence-based critical care practices
• Float to like units or affiliated locations when needed while practicing within established scope and competencies

Apply now for this ICU travel nurse opportunity in Anchorage, Alaska, and take the next step in your critical care nursing career.

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.