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

Apply now for an ICU travel nursing job in Anchorage, Alaska. Make a meaningful impact as an ICU Registered Nurse in a high-acuity acute-care setting during this 13-week night-shift assignment. Care for medically complex adult, adolescent, and geriatric patients while working alongside an interdisciplinary critical-care team. Anchorage offers exceptional outdoor access, scenic mountain and coastal surroundings, and a welcoming urban community for an outstanding professional and personal experience.

ICU Travel Nurse Job Details

• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,260–$2,380
• Location: Anchorage, Alaska
• Start Date: November 30, 2026
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:2
• Weekend Coverage: Weekend shifts as needed to cover open shifts
• Call: Not required
• Charting: Epic
• Orientation: Approximately 12 hours

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of recent ICU nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted
• Active Alaska Registered Nurse license required; pending licenses may be considered, but an active license must be in hand for an expedited offer
• Current BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC certifications
• Recent Epic charting experience
• Strong experience caring for patients with medical and surgical cardiac conditions, open-heart recovery, neurointervention, stroke, sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, spinal cord injury, and targeted temperature management
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the assignment location; local candidates are not accepted
• Ability to provide two professional references covering at least one year of experience within the past three years
• RTO requests must be submitted with the application and are reviewed individually
• Availability to work two of the three major holidays when scheduled: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s

Critical Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients in a 27-bed ICU
• Assess patients, develop and implement individualized care plans, and evaluate clinical outcomes
• Manage ventilated patients and provide care involving BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, suctioning, and respiratory failure
• Monitor and manage arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, pulmonary artery lines, and intracranial pressure monitoring devices
• Titrate cardiac and vasoactive infusions and manage continuous IV sedation and IV insulin protocols
• Interpret arterial blood gases and dysrhythmias and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition
• Provide care for patients requiring IABP, CRRT, Impella, TandemHeart, and other advanced critical-care equipment
• Support patients before and after cardiac catheterization, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, and other complex procedures
• Administer blood products, maintain infection-prevention practices, and follow isolation and PPE protocols
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rehabilitation, social services, rapid response teams, and other members of the care team
• Float within the nurse’s scope of practice to like units when needed to support patient-care operations

Apply now for this Anchorage, Alaska ICU travel nursing opportunity and join a high-acuity critical-care team on the night shift.

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.