
ICU | RN
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $47.92
- Weekly
- $1,725
- Yearly (full-time)
- $89,700
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
This job pays about $47.92/hour — 4% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas ($46.14/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 Texas right now
- 2,077 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas from 6 agencies, 170 of them in Dallas.
- Pay in these listings: $18.02 – $163/hour, median $47.87/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Texas: $46.14/hour ($95,971/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($54.90/hour across 525 jobs).
Job description
Travel ICU Registered Nurse – Neuro Critical Care in Dallas, TX
Travel ICU RN needed in Dallas, TX for a high-acuity neuro critical care unit. Join a fast-paced critical care team caring for complex adult and geriatric patients while expanding your skills in trauma, neurology, and advanced ICU nursing.
Overview
This travel nursing assignment is ideal for an experienced ICU Registered Nurse who thrives in critical care, enjoys challenging neuro and trauma cases, and wants to grow in a dynamic, collaborative Dallas healthcare setting. You’ll support a mixed-acuity adult ICU with a wide range of neurological, trauma, and post-surgical patients.
Job Details
- Position: Travel ICU Registered Nurse
- Employment Type: Travel Nursing Contract
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks
- Weekly Hours: 36
- Shift: 12-hour nights
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,680 - $1,770
- Setting: Neuro Critical Care / Mixed Acuity ICU
- Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
- Location: Dallas, TX 75203
- Additional Notes: Floating within ICU may be required; weekends, holidays, and occasional floating may be part of the assignment
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of ICU, critical care, or neuro ICU experience
- Previous travel nurse experience required
- Trauma-level care experience required
- Active RN license
- Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and TNCC
- Epic charting experience required
- Strong critical care skills, including ventilator management and vasoactive drips
- Ability to work nights and adapt to a fast-paced intensive care unit
- Comfortable caring for complex neuro, trauma, and post-operative patients
Responsibilities
- Provide direct bedside nursing care for critically ill neuro and trauma patients
- Monitor, assess, and respond quickly to changes in patient condition
- Manage advanced ICU therapies and equipment such as CRRT, EVDs, arterial lines, and ventilators
- Administer medications, titrate drips, and support hemodynamic stability
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare team members to deliver safe, high-quality patient care
- Support patients recovering from neurosurgical and trauma-related procedures
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in Epic
- Follow infection prevention, isolation, and safety protocols at all times
Why This Travel Nursing Job?
- Competitive weekly pay
- Opportunity to gain experience in a high-acuity neuro critical care ICU
- Work in Dallas, TX, a major metro area with strong healthcare career opportunities
- Collaborative team environment focused on quality patient care
Apply now to join this Dallas ICU travel nursing assignment and advance your critical care nursing career 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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