
ICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Yakima, WA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $62.78
- Weekly
- $2,260
- Yearly (full-time)
- $117,520
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 2, 2026
This job pays about $62.78/hour — 5% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington ($59.71/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 Washington right now
- 1,042 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington from 7 agencies, 39 of them in Yakima.
- Pay in these listings: $27.44 – $103/hour, median $63.28/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Washington: $59.71/hour ($124,197/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($73.00/hour across 161 jobs).
Job description
Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Critical Care Contract in Yakima, WA
Travel ICU Registered Nurse needed in Yakima, Washington, for a 13-week critical care nursing assignment paying an estimated $2,200–$2,320 per week. Care for complex adult patients in an acute and critical care environment while collaborating with an experienced multidisciplinary team. Yakima is a welcoming Central Washington community known for scenic landscapes, outdoor recreation, a vibrant agricultural region, and nearby vineyards.
Travel ICU RN Job Details
- Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Acute Care and Critical Care
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Location: Yakima, Washington
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- Assignment End Date: January 30, 2027
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
- Hours: 36 guaranteed hours per week
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts, typically 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
- Call: Not required
- Patient Ratios: Typically 2:1; 1:1 depending on patient acuity
- Floating: May float to ICU-level or lower-acuity units throughout the hospital
ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Washington
- Minimum of 2 years of recent ICU, ACU, or CCU nursing experience
- At least one completed travel nursing assignment required
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications
- Demonstrated competency caring for neuro/spine patients, patients requiring pressors, DKA, BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, and other complex critical care needs
- Experience with chest tubes, wound vacs, dressing changes, arterial lines, femoral arterial sheaths, and post-TCAR or femoral endarterectomy care
- EPIC experience preferred
- Impella and/or IABP experience preferred; competency may be validated during the assignment
- Professional attire and required scrub colors
Critical Care Nursing Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill adult patients in acute care and intensive care settings.
- Monitor patients receiving pressors, BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, and other advanced respiratory or hemodynamic support.
- Recognize changes in patient condition and collaborate with providers and the multidisciplinary team to initiate timely interventions.
- Manage patients with neuro/spine conditions, DKA, chest tubes, wound vacs, arterial lines, and femoral arterial sheaths.
- Deliver postoperative care for patients following TCAR and femoral endarterectomy procedures.
- Perform accurate assessments, medication administration, documentation, and ongoing evaluation of treatment effectiveness.
- Safely transition patients who require escalating respiratory or hemodynamic support to an appropriate level of care.
- Float between ICU-level and lower-acuity areas as needed while maintaining high standards of patient safety and clinical quality.
Apply now for this travel ICU nursing opportunity in Yakima, Washington, and join a high-acuity critical care team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
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