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ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Fargo, North Dakota

Join a dynamic ICU resource team as a travel ICU RN in Fargo, North Dakota, providing expert critical care across complex hospital settings. This 13-week travel nursing opportunity is ideal for an experienced Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse who is confident managing advanced therapies, critically ill adults, and changing assignments.

Fargo offers a welcoming community in the scenic Red River Valley, with a strong healthcare presence, outdoor recreation, and a vibrant mix of dining, arts, and local culture.

Travel ICU Nursing Job Details

• Location: Fargo, North Dakota
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,290–$2,410
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts
• Schedule: Every other weekend and holiday; no call required
• Patient Ratios: Typically 1:2 in critical care, with assignments of up to 1:3 in select units and up to 1:4 in intermediate care
• Orientation: 32 hours during the first week, including hospital and critical care unit orientation
• Charting: Epic

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of recent ICU Registered Nurse or critical care RN experience
• Experience in a large hospital environment with more than 250 beds
• Level I or Level II trauma experience
• Demonstrated ability to independently care for critically ill patients
• Recent experience titrating vasopressors and other continuous critical care infusions
• Active North Dakota or compact-state RN license
• Current AHA BLS and AHA ACLS certifications
• Current NIHSS certification
• Ability to work across multiple critical care settings and adapt to changing daily assignments

Travel ICU RN Responsibilities

• Manage a patient assignment of critically ill adults, typically caring for 1–3 patients at a time
• Provide evidence-based nursing care for diverse populations, including neuro, cardiac, cardiothoracic surgery, trauma, medical, and surgical patients
• Safely manage and titrate vasopressors, sedatives, analgesics, inotropes, antiarrhythmics, and other critical care infusions
• Assist with bedside procedures such as rapid sequence intubation, external ventricular drain placement, tracheostomy, and vascular line placement
• Use Epic, Omnicell, IV infusion pumps, advanced patient monitoring systems, and other critical care equipment
• Float among critical care departments, including ICU and intermediate-care settings, according to operational needs
• Float to medical-surgical units when needed to provide task support or accept an appropriate patient assignment
• Call in before each shift to confirm the assigned critical care unit or location for the day
• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to promote safe, timely, and evidence-based patient care

Apply now for this travel ICU Registered Nurse opportunity in Fargo, North Dakota, and bring your critical care expertise to a leading healthcare environment.

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.