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ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Travel Nursing Contract in Mason, Ohio

Join a high-acuity ICU team as a travel ICU Registered Nurse in Mason, Ohio. This critical care nursing job is ideal for an experienced RN who confidently cares for complex adult and geriatric patients, manages advanced therapies, and responds quickly to changing clinical conditions. Located in the greater Cincinnati area, Mason offers convenient access to parks, dining, entertainment, and outdoor attractions.

Travel ICU RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,910–$2,010
• Location: Mason, Ohio
• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and critical care nursing
• Start Date: October 19, 2026
• End Date: January 18, 2027
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
• Shift: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every third weekend
• Call: No call required
• Unit: 8-bed ICU with the potential to float to a 24-bed progressive care/medical-surgical unit
• Openings: 2

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice or compact-state eligibility
• Minimum of 3 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience required
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar-acuity travel nursing assignment
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Successful completion of a dysrhythmia examination
• Experience caring for adult and geriatric patients with complex, life-threatening conditions
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, organization, and critical-thinking skills
• Ability to float between ICU and progressive care areas as needed
• Local candidates are not eligible for this travel nursing assignment

Critical Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive initial and ongoing assessments of critically ill patients and develop individualized plans of care.
• Manage patients with cardiovascular conditions, respiratory failure, sepsis and septic shock, neurological conditions, postoperative complications, and metabolic or endocrine emergencies.
• Provide care using ventilators, CRRT, arterial lines, PICC lines, dialysis access, chest tubes, feeding tubes, urinary catheters, wound vacuums, and other critical care devices.
• Administer and monitor high-risk infusions, including vasopressors, sedation and analgesia, cardiac medications, insulin, heparin, paralytics, thrombolytics, sodium bicarbonate, and electrolyte replacement.
• Perform hemodynamic monitoring and care for patients with Swan-Ganz catheters.
• Assist with insertion and management of intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella devices, chest tubes, and temporary or transvenous pacing.
• Support advanced respiratory care, including noninvasive ventilation, high-flow oxygen, mechanical ventilation, inline suctioning, and ventilator weaning.
• Administer medications and treatments safely while evaluating patient response and revising the plan of care as needed.
• Recognize and respond decisively to rapidly changing patient conditions and emergency situations.
• Coordinate care with physicians, nurses, support staff, patients, and families to promote safe, compassionate, and effective outcomes.
• Provide patient and family education, emotional support, and advocacy throughout the continuum of care.
• Promote quality improvement, patient safety, infection prevention, privacy, and evidence-based nursing practice.

Apply now for this Ohio travel nursing opportunity and join a high-acuity ICU team in Mason, near Cincinnati.

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.