Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,134 per week

Thrive Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rochester, New York.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, flexible
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title

SMH Level 2 RN ICU Stepdown

City/State: Rochester, New York

Shift: 3x12 Flex, 07:00:00-19:00:00

Contract Length: 12 weeks

Start Date: 08/17/2026

Job Description:

The neurosurgical unit offers extraordinary opportunities to care for a diverse patient population. Work with multidisciplinary teams who specialize in brain tumors, spinal malformations, neuroendovascular, and epilepsy surgery. This is a mixed-acuity unit with both floor-level and an 8-bed high-acuity step-down unit for patients with more complex needs who require hemodynamic and neurological monitoring. Ideal candidates have experience with Q1 neuro checks, EVDs, lumbar drains, subdural drains, 3% NS, Cardene drips, arterial lines, carotid endarterectomy, aneurysm coiling/clips, DBS Insertion (Deep Brain Stimulator), VP shunts, and seizure management.

Requirements:

• MUST HAVE STEPDOWN EXPERIENCE/PCU EXPERIENCE
• BLS (American Heart Association ONLY)
• High acuity stroke and neurosurgery experience required
• Telemetry Experience Required
• RN License (NY License ONLY)
• Two (2) Years Experience
• NIHSS REQUIRED
• ACLS (American Heart Association ONLY) PREFERRED

Thrive Staffing Job ID #18698053. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:ICU,07:00:00-19:00:00

About Thrive Staffing

At the heart of Thrive Staffing is our mission to support healthcare professionals in their career journey. We strive to build strong, personal relationships with our candidates, fostering work environments for the common good that values individual autonomy, encourages personal expression, and removes career obstacles. We're not just looking for employees—we're looking for partners in our mission to transform healthcare staffing. Our ideal candidate is someone who shares our vision of improving lives and impacting the world in a positive way. If you're a healthcare professional looking to take the next step in your career, we're here to help you thrive through health care staffing that understands you and puts prominence on enabling your professional potential.