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ICU Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Nursing Job – Night Shift | Oregon City, OR

Join our healthcare team as an experienced ICU Travel Nurse and provide high-acuity critical care to adult and post-surgical patients in Oregon City, Oregon. This 13-week travel RN assignment offers a collaborative critical care environment in the greater Portland metropolitan area, with convenient access to the Willamette River, scenic outdoor recreation, and vibrant regional communities.

ICU Travel Nurse Job Details

• Specialty: Adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,050–$2,160
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Assignment Dates: November 9, 2026 – February 8, 2027
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
• Shift Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
• Weekly Hours: 36
• Patient Population: Critically ill adults, including medical and post-surgical patients
• Typical Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: 1:1, 1:2, or 1:3 based on patient acuity
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Call Requirement: On-call coverage may be required; the ICU nurse must be able to report within 45 minutes when called in
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic
• Orientation: 12 hours
• Floating: May be required to other units or nearby locations based on patient and staffing needs
• Additional Requirement: Reliable personal transportation is required

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; a compact license must be in hand at submission when applicable
• At least 2 years of recent ICU nursing experience, including experience caring for high-acuity adult patients
• Previous charge nurse experience required
• Experience caring for patients in 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3 assignments
• Epic charting experience required
• Current ACLS, BLS, MAB, and NIHSS certifications
• Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to float between units and adapt to changing clinical needs
• Two professional references covering at least one year of experience within the last three years

Critical Care Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill adult medical and post-surgical patients in the Intensive Care Unit
• Continuously assess patients and promptly recognize changes in clinical condition
• Manage ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, airway suctioning, and respiratory failure
• Monitor and titrate vasoactive, cardiac, antiarrhythmic, sedative, paralytic, insulin, and other critical care infusions according to protocol
• Perform cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, arterial line management, and CVP monitoring
• Provide central line and port care, blood product administration, intake and output monitoring, and management of high-output drains
• Care for patients with sepsis, acute kidney injury or renal failure, stroke, pulmonary embolism, acute coronary syndromes, gastrointestinal bleeding, post-cardiac arrest conditions, and multisystem organ failure
• Assist with procedures and specialized care, including chest tube management, transcutaneous pacing, cardioversion, transesophageal echocardiography, procedural sedation, and massive transfusion protocols
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rapid response teams, rehabilitation services, social services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Safely float to other departments or nearby locations when needed and maintain high standards of patient care in each assignment
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, medication administration, and patient outcomes in Epic

Apply now for this ICU Registered Nurse travel contract in Oregon City, Oregon, and join a high-acuity critical care team serving the Portland metropolitan area.

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.