Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,944 per week

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Dayton, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Neuro ICU RN – Job Requirements

Job ID: | Miami Valley Hospital | Dayton, OH

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of RN experience, plus one of the following:
  • 2 years of Neuro ICU experience, OR
  • 2 years at a comprehensive stroke center in a large hospital, with some neurological nursing experience.
• RN License: Any active state RN license or compact license accepted for submission. Ohio practice authorization must be in place before starting.
• Required Certifications:
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS
• Charting: Epic EMR experience required.
• Cardiac Monitoring: Must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips.
• Floating: Must be willing to float between Miami Valley Hospital's Main, South, and North campuses, as well as other appropriate units.
• Radius Rule: Must live at least 50 miles from the facility. Local travelers are not accepted.
• License History: Candidates with previous nursing license disciplinary actions are not accepted.

Required Clinical Skills

• Neuro ICU and acute stroke patient management.
• Care of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients.
• Seizure management and neurological assessments.
• Ventilator management and care of critically ill patients.
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation and dysrhythmia management.
• Arterial lines, central lines, and PICC management.
• Continuous IV sedation and titration of cardiac/vasoactive drips.
• Management of high-acuity medical and surgical ICU patients.

Additional unit skills/equipment: EVDs, ICP monitoring, post-neurosurgical care, traumatic brain injury, spinal drains, and EEG monitoring. Several of these are listed with asterisks in the posting; confirm whether they are mandatory competencies or preferred experience.

Assignment Details

Category

Details

Shift

Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM

Schedule

4x12-hour shifts

Weekly Hours

48 hours

Unit Size

36 beds

Average Daily Census

28 patients

Patient Population

Adolescents, adults, geriatrics

Charting

Epic

Weekends

Every other weekend; 14 weekend shifts per 13-week contract listed

Holidays

Every other holiday

Floating

Main, South, and North campuses

Orientation

36 hours

Submission & Compliance Requirements

• Maximum RTO: 14 days per contract.
• All RTO, start-date availability, and schedule requests must be included at initial submission.
• No additional RTO or schedule negotiations after an offer.
• Lab work: Must be completed within 72 hours of signing.
• EKG/Dysrhythmia Exam: Must be completed within 72 hours of signing the contract.
• Flu Vaccine: Required; medical or religious exemptions accepted.
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required.
• References: Not required.
• Previous Premier Health permanent/PRN employees, or certain former agency staff, must wait 6 months and obtain rehire approval.
• Up to 24 hours of orientation modules are billable.

Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers

• Less than 2 years of RN experience.
• No qualifying Neuro ICU or comprehensive stroke center experience.
• No Epic experience.
• Missing BLS, ACLS, or NIHSS.
• Unable to interpret cardiac rhythms.
• Unwillingness to float between campuses.
• Living within the 50-mile radius.
• Previous nursing license disciplinary action.
• More than 14 days of requested time off.

About Voca Healthcare

As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.

As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca's experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way. Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours