
ICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Vacaville, CA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $80.14
- Weekly
- $2,885
- Yearly (full-time)
- $150,020
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 1, 2026
This job pays about $80.14/hour — 19% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in California ($67.44/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in California right now
- 2,040 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in California from 7 agencies, 39 of them in Vacaville.
- Pay in these listings: $17.79 – $152/hour, median $65.81/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in California: $67.44/hour ($140,275/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($73.03/hour across 357 jobs).
Job description
ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Vacaville, CA
Join a critical care team as an ICU Registered Nurse on a California travel nursing assignment in Vacaville. Provide high-acuity care to critically ill adult patients in a collaborative, on-site hospital ICU while enjoying a convenient Northern California location between the Bay Area and Sacramento. This travel nurse contract begins November 1, 2026, and is scheduled through January 30, 2027.
ICU Travel Nurse Job Details
- Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care Nursing
- Job Type: Travel Registered Nurse contract
- Location: Vacaville, California
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,810–$2,960
- Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks
- Start Date: November 1, 2026
- Assignment End Date: January 30, 2027
- Work Setting: On-site hospital ICU
ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- At least 1 year of recent full-time-equivalent nursing experience within the past 3 years
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state where care is provided
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Ability to provide safe, effective nursing care to critically ill adult patients
- Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or related degree
- Preferred: 2 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience
- Preferred: NIH Stroke Scale certification and CCRN certification
- Preferred: Experience with dialysis, SLED, or an equivalent therapy
ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive critical care nursing to critically ill patients in the ICU
- Assess patient conditions, identify changes in status, and promptly escalate concerns
- Administer medications and treatments while monitoring patient responses and outcomes
- Manage complex patient care needs, including hemodynamic monitoring and critical care interventions within scope of practice
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Provide patient and family education regarding treatment plans, care goals, and recovery
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, and patient progress in the medical record
- Maintain compliance with clinical, patient safety, and infection-prevention standards
Apply now for this ICU Registered Nurse travel contract in Vacaville, California, 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.
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