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ICU Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Nursing Job – 13-Week Contract in Hastings, Nebraska

Bring your critical care expertise to a collaborative acute-care ICU team in Hastings, Nebraska. This 13-week travel nursing opportunity is ideal for an experienced ICU Registered Nurse (RN) who is confident caring for complex medical patients, managing ventilators, titrating drips, and responding to changing clinical needs. Hastings offers a welcoming small-city atmosphere in central Nebraska, with a comfortable community setting and access to the region’s scenic outdoor spaces.

Travel ICU RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130–$2,250
• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nursing
• Location: Hastings, Nebraska
• Setting: Acute-care ICU with 10 private beds; ICU and PCU are located on the same floor
• Shift: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Contract: 13 weeks, from October 5, 2026 through January 4, 2027
• Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Weekend rotation and holiday coverage may be required; flexibility is appreciated
• Documentation: EPIC
• Call: No required call or standby
• Orientation: Two department orientation days followed by one shift on the unit

ICU Travel Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Nebraska
• At least 1 year of recent ICU nursing experience
• Demonstrated experience caring for ventilated patients
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Experience with ventilators, arterial lines, PICC lines, ports, chest tubes, drains, wounds, ostomies, OG/NG tubes, and PPE protocols
• Ability to identify arrhythmias and safely manage cardioversions, defibrillation, post-cardiac-catheterization patients, and pain management
• Strong critical-thinking, patient assessment, communication, and teamwork skills
• Willingness to float to PCU and occasionally MedSurg as needed

ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult patients with conditions including DKA, CHF, CVA, sepsis, overdose, respiratory failure, trauma, and other complex medical diagnoses
• Monitor patients closely, recognize changes in condition, and initiate timely interventions
• Manage ventilators and respiratory support equipment, including CPAP and BiPAP
• Titrate and monitor medications such as insulin, norepinephrine, Cardizem, dopamine, dobutamine, heparin, amiodarone, Lasix, TPA, and sedation infusions according to clinical protocols
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and respond appropriately to arrhythmias and other emergent changes
• Care for patients with arterial lines, central access, chest tubes, drains, wounds, ostomies, and feeding or decompression tubes
• Collaborate with hospitalists, intensivists, respiratory therapy, support staff, and the interdisciplinary care team
• Maintain accurate documentation in EPIC and promote safe, evidence-based patient care
• Accept a full patient assignment when floating to MedSurg, with typical ratios of 1:5–6

Apply now for this ICU Registered Nurse travel contract in Hastings, Nebraska, and bring your critical care experience to a collaborative acute-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.