
ICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Alexandria, VA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 11, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $50.83
- Weekly
- $1,830
- Yearly (full-time)
- $95,160
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- 09/28/2026
This job pays about $50.83/hour — 13% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Virginia ($45.00/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 Virginia right now
- 1,018 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Virginia from 6 agencies, 40 of them in Alexandria.
- Pay in these listings: $20.00 – $196/hour, median $56.58/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Virginia: $45.00/hour ($93,600/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: MAS Medical Staffing ($130/hour across 33 jobs).
Job description
ICU Registered Nurse Travel Assignment – Cardiovascular/Neuro ICU in Alexandria, VA
Join a fast-paced Cardiovascular/Neuro ICU team in Alexandria, Virginia, a vibrant Northern Virginia community just outside Washington, D.C. This 13-week travel RN assignment is an excellent opportunity for an experienced ICU Registered Nurse to care for high-acuity patients in a highly collaborative critical care environment where your expertise will make a meaningful impact every shift.
Job Details
- Type: Travel Registered Nurse / Travel ICU RN
- Specialty: Cardiovascular / Neuro ICU
- Location: Alexandria, VA 22304
- Start Date: 09/28/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Weekly Schedule: 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
- Shift Pattern: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
- Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
- Floating: First to float; may float to MSICU and PCCU and care for boarders up to four patients
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,830 - $1,930
- Unit Details: 16 beds; 1:2 patient ratio
- Additional Requirement: ECG exam on day 2 (pass/fail)
- Scrub Color: Navy blue
- Holiday Commitment: 1 major and 1 minor holiday per year
Job Requirements
- Active RN license
- Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience required
- BLS and ACLS required
- Strong experience managing critically ill neuro and cardiovascular patients
- Ability to interpret and monitor cardiac rhythms independently
- Comfortable with ventilator support, high-flow nasal cannula, and noninvasive ventilation
- Experience titrating vasoactive drips preferred
- Epic experience required
- Ability to adapt quickly in a high-acuity travel nurse setting
Responsibilities
- Provide direct, evidence-based care to ICU patients with complex neurological, cardiac, respiratory, and metabolic conditions
- Monitor and titrate drips such as norepinephrine, epinephrine, vasopressin, phenylephrine, and dopamine as ordered
- Assess patients for changes in condition and respond quickly to evolving clinical needs
- Manage care for patients with diagnoses including stroke, hemorrhage, sepsis, ARDS, COPD exacerbation, heart failure, AKI, DKA, and other critical illnesses
- Read and interpret cardiac strips independently
- Collaborate with respiratory therapy, techs, and the interdisciplinary care team to support optimal patient outcomes
- Float as needed to support MSICU, PCCU, and boarder patients
- Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and uphold high standards of patient safety and quality care
Apply now for this exciting travel ICU nursing job in Alexandria, Virginia and join a dedicated critical care team today.
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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