Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Easton, MD
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Night Shift Travel Nursing Contract in Easton, Maryland

Apply for an ICU travel nurse opportunity in Easton, Maryland, providing high-acuity care to adult and geriatric patients in a 10-bed intensive care unit.

Step into a rewarding critical care nursing job in Easton, a charming waterfront community on Maryland’s Eastern Shore known for its historic downtown, scenic surroundings, and welcoming small-town atmosphere. You’ll work with a collaborative interdisciplinary team while caring for critically ill adult and geriatric patients.

ICU Travel Nurse Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,850–$1,950
• Location: Easton, Maryland
• Healthcare Setting: 10-bed adult and geriatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Start Date: October 19, 2026
• Contract Length: 16 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour nights
• Shift Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Weekly Hours: 36 hours
• Patient Ratio: Typically 1:2, with occasional assignments of up to 1:3 for lower-acuity patients
• Average Daily Census: 8 patients
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Holidays as scheduled
• Call: Not required
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic
• Orientation: 24 hours
• Floating: May be required within the specialty, to lower-acuity assignments, and to affiliated facilities as needed

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Maryland or Compact Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 2 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience
• Strong experience caring for critically ill adult and geriatric patients
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification
• Experience managing a 1:2 critical care patient ratio
• Community hospital, trauma, or charge nurse experience preferred
• First-time travel nurses are welcome with strong critical care skills
• Comfort floating within scope and participating in scheduled weekend and holiday coverage

ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in the intensive care unit
• Assess, monitor, and manage patients with complex and multisystem conditions
• Care for ventilated patients and manage BiPAP, CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, suctioning, and other respiratory support needs
• Administer and titrate cardiac, vasoactive, sedative, insulin, and other critical care infusions according to protocol
• Manage arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, ports, chest tubes, and other invasive devices
• Interpret arterial blood gases, dysrhythmias, and 12-lead EKGs to support timely clinical decisions
• Provide care related to stroke, neurological monitoring, post-craniotomy recovery, renal failure, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and multisystem organ dysfunction
• Administer blood products, emergency medications, and procedural sedation as appropriate
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, IV services, physical therapy, phlebotomy, and social services
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, and patient responses in Epic
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention, and evidence-based critical care practices

Apply now for this ICU travel nursing contract and join a collaborative healthcare team in Easton, Maryland.

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.