
ICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Towson, MD
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 22, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $51.39
- Weekly
- $1,850
- Yearly (full-time)
- $96,200
- Start date
- 10/05/2026
This job pays about $51.39/hour — 7% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Maryland ($47.98/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 Maryland right now
- 482 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Maryland from 6 agencies, 14 of them in Towson.
- Pay in these listings: $16.67 – $99.33/hour, median $55.34/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Maryland: $47.98/hour ($99,798/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($65.28/hour across 93 jobs).
Job description
ICU Registered Nurse – Travel Nursing Job in Towson, Maryland
Bring your critical care expertise to a high-acuity ICU travel nurse assignment in Towson, MD, just outside Baltimore. This 13-week ICU RN opportunity is ideal for experienced critical care nurses seeking travel nursing jobs in Maryland, with the chance to support a busy multi-specialty ICU team while caring for adult and geriatric patients in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Job Details
- Specialty: ICU / Critical Care
- Employment Type: Travel RN
- Healthcare Setting: Multi-Specialty ICU
- Location: Towson, MD 21204
- Start Date: 10/05/2026
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Shift Length: 12-hour shifts
- Shift Schedule: Primary day shift with rotating nights based on staffing needs
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holiday Requirement: Required as scheduled
- Floating: Required within scope to IMC, CSU, and lower-acuity areas as needed
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,850 - $1,950
Job Requirements
- Active Maryland RN license or compact RN license at time of submission
- Minimum of 2 years of ICU nursing experience required
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications from AHA
- Current CPI certification
- NIHSS certification required
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Epic experience preferred
- Experience caring for adult and geriatric critical care patients
- Ability to manage a 2:1 patient ratio in a high-acuity setting
- Comfortable floating within scope to related patient care areas
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled, compassionate care to critically ill patients in a high-acuity ICU environment
- Monitor and manage ventilated patients, pressor drips, sedation, and other advanced therapies
- Care for patients with diagnoses such as sepsis, ARDS, cardiogenic shock, post-op recovery, chest pain, and cardiac medical conditions
- Perform and assist with advanced critical care interventions, including arterial line care, central line management, CRRT, IABP, and prone positioning
- Titrate vasoactive medications, sedatives, and cardiac drips according to patient condition and clinical protocols
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, IV team, phlebotomy, radiology, and rapid response staff
- Document patient care accurately in the electronic medical record
- Maintain a safe, organized, and patient-centered environment in a busy critical care unit
Towson offers a welcoming suburban setting with convenient access to Baltimore dining, culture, and city amenities, making this an excellent travel RN opportunity for nurses seeking both professional growth and quality of life in Maryland.
Apply now to join a dynamic critical care team and take the next step in your ICU travel 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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