Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,511 per week

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Bristol, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/07/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse - ICU 

Facility: Bristol Regional Medical Center
Location: Bristol, Tennessee
Unit: PCU/Stepdown (Progressive Care Unit)
Shift: Night Shift, 3x12-Hour (18:30 - 07:00)
Weekends: 4 weekend shifts per schedule period
Contract Duration: 13 weeks
Start Date: September 7, 2025

Position Overview

We are seeking a skilled Registered Nurse for a dynamic role in a Progressive Care/Stepdown Unit. This position requires a clinician proficient in managing critically ill patients who require advanced cardiac, neurological, and post-surgical monitoring, with the ability to float to med-surg units as needed.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications

• Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year of recent ICU or Stepdown/PCU experience.
• Certifications: AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS are required. PALS is preferred.
• Travel Policy: No local candidates within a 100-mile radius. First-time travelers are accepted.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advanced care for critically ill patients requiring continuous cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, including management of ventilators, vasoactive drips, and complex respiratory support.
• Manage specialized cardiac equipment and support devices, such as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP), Impella devices, and pulmonary artery (Swan-Ganz) catheters.
• Perform comprehensive neurological assessments and manage patients with external ventricular drains (EVDs) and those requiring acute stroke care.
• Administer and titrate a wide range of high-risk IV medications, including sedatives, paralytics, vasopressors, and insulin protocols.
• Provide continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT/CVVHD) and manage patients with acute and chronic renal failure.
• Actively participate in clinical education by supporting and mentoring nursing students within the clinical setting.
• Float to med-surg units when needed to provide patient care based on facility census.

Unit & Patient Population Details

• Patient Ratio: 1:2 (Nurse to Patient)
• Patient Age Group: Adults.
• Typical Diagnoses: Multi-system organ failure, post-operative surgical care, complex cardiac and neurological conditions.
• Care Environment: A 38-bed unit equipped with advanced technology for critical care, including equipment for cardiac support, neuro monitoring, and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

About HonorVet Technologies

HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) , proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency , we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

Benefits

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus