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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Abilene, Texas

Join a high-acuity intensive care team as a Travel ICU Registered Nurse in Abilene, TX. This 13-week ICU travel nursing contract offers the opportunity to care for adult and geriatric patients in a dynamic mixed medical-surgical, trauma, and cardiac intensive care environment. Abilene provides a welcoming West Texas community with a relaxed pace, convenient amenities, and access to outdoor recreation.

Travel ICU Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,820–$1,910
• Location: Abilene, Texas
• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
• Employment Type: Travel Registered Nurse contract
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
• Shift Schedule: 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.; approximately 36 hours per week
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• Patient Assignment: Approximately 1:2
• Unit Environment: 24-bed mixed ICU with an average daily census of 12–24 patients
• Weekend Coverage: Required

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing; license in hand required at submission
• At least 2 years of recent intensive care unit or critical care nursing experience
• Current BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC certifications
• Strong experience caring for critically ill adult and geriatric patients
• Ability to manage a broad range of medical, surgical, trauma, neurologic, and cardiac diagnoses
• Travel nursing experience preferred
• Experience with Altera charting preferred but not required
• Flexibility to float to another unit or campus when needed
• Ability to complete required compliance and laboratory items within established timelines

Travel ICU Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult and geriatric patients in a mixed ICU setting.
• Care for patients with medical, surgical, trauma, open-heart, neurologic, and multisystem conditions.
• Monitor and manage ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, continuous sedation, neuromuscular blockade, and vasoactive infusions.
• Perform hemodynamic monitoring and manage arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, ports, and other critical-care access devices.
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, including dysrhythmias, acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and multisystem organ failure.
• Provide care for patients requiring CRRT, IABP, and Impella support.
• Manage chest tubes, EVDs, ICP monitoring, blood products, IV insulin protocols, and emergency medications.
• Interpret arterial blood gases and cardiac rhythms while collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Assist with procedures, including chest tube care, procedural sedation monitoring, and post-operative cardiac or neurosurgical management.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation, follow infection-prevention practices, and support safe transitions of care.

Apply now for this ICU Registered Nurse travel contract in Abilene, Texas, and join a dedicated critical care team.

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.