ICU | Registered Nurse

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Neuro ICU | Orange, California

Join a high-acuity Neuro ICU team in Orange, California, as a Travel Registered Nurse and provide expert critical care to complex neurological patients.

This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to care for critically ill adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a collaborative Neuro Intensive Care Unit. Work with complex neurological cases while enjoying the attractions, dining, parks, and year-round Southern California lifestyle of Orange County.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Neuro Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
• Location: Orange, California
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130–$2,250
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 30, 2026
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week
• Shift Hours: Approximately 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:2, with assignments adjusted for acuity
• Unit Profile: 12-bed Neuro ICU with high-acuity, high-turnover patients
• Weekend Requirement: Approximately every other weekend, as needed
• Floating: May float to other intensive care units

Neuro ICU Travel Nurse Requirements

• At least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience in an ICU or Neuro ICU setting
• Current, unrestricted California Registered Nurse license in hand
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Recent Epic electronic health record experience documented in work history
• Demonstrated experience caring for neurologically complex and critically ill patients
• Two recent supervisor references
• Readiness to provide required certifications and compliance documentation before the assignment begins
• Ability to work night shifts and float to other ICUs when needed

Neuro ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for patients with stroke, seizures, traumatic brain injury, brain tumors, post-neurosurgical conditions, and neuromuscular disease
• Perform ongoing neurological assessments and monitor for changes in intracranial pressure and patient status
• Manage patients with external ventricular drains, lumbar drains, arterial lines, central lines, and other advanced monitoring equipment
• Care for mechanically ventilated patients and administer continuous sedation, neuromuscular blockade, vasoactive medications, and cardiac drips according to protocol
• Manage CRRT or CVVHD, blood product administration, TPN, high-flow oxygen therapy, and other complex critical-care interventions
• Interpret dysrhythmias, manage emergency medications, and respond promptly to changes in hemodynamic or neurological condition
• Collaborate with providers, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, social services, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans in Epic
• Support safe patient transitions, admissions, discharges, and transfers within the critical-care environment

Apply now for this Neuro ICU travel nursing opportunity in Orange, California, and join a dedicated critical-care healthcare team in Southern California.

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.