
ICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 19, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $51.25
- Weekly
- $1,845
- Yearly (full-time)
- $95,940
This job pays about $51.25/hour — 31% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Tennessee ($39.18/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 Tennessee right now
- 1,162 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Tennessee from 7 agencies, 313 of them in Nashville.
- Pay in these listings: $24.00 – $87.63/hour, median $47.95/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Tennessee: $39.18/hour ($81,494/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($52.17/hour across 264 jobs).
Job description
ICU Registered Nurse (RN) - Travel Assignment in Nashville, Tennessee
Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) opportunity in Nashville, TN 37208 for an experienced critical care nurse who is ready to deliver high-acuity patient care in a fast-paced hospital setting. Join a collaborative intensive care team supporting ICU and stepdown patients while advancing your travel nursing career in one of Tennessee’s most vibrant cities.
Job Details
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee 37208
- Employment Type: Travel RN
- Specialty: ICU / Critical Care
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts
- Shifts Per Week: 3
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,800 - $1,890
- Contract Length: 14 weeks
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Orientation: 12 hours
- Scheduling Type: Self-scheduling
- Float Expectation: May float to lower-acuity areas as needed
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of ICU nursing experience
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Active Tennessee RN license or compact multi-state RN license
- Current Nursys report with active license status
- Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and CPI
- Experience caring for adult and geriatric patients in critical care or acute care settings
- Charting system experience required
- Comfort working with a secure patient population and following safety protocols
- Prepared to complete pre-start EKG and sedation testing
- Ability to meet compliance deadlines and onboarding requirements
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled bedside nursing care to ICU and stepdown-level patients with complex medical needs
- Monitor and manage patients with sepsis, respiratory failure, stroke, MI, DKA, and post-operative complications
- Deliver care for ventilated patients and support advanced respiratory interventions
- Manage central lines, arterial lines, IV drips, vasoactive medications, and blood product administration
- Assist with bedside procedures and conscious sedation workflows
- Perform thorough assessments, accurate documentation, and ongoing patient monitoring
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, and rapid response support
- Float to other units when needed and provide safe, flexible coverage based on patient acuity
- Participate in the holiday rotation as assigned by the facility
Apply now for this Travel ICU RN job in Nashville, Tennessee and join a healthcare team committed to high-quality critical care.
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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