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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Float Pool | Burlington, Vermont

Join a high-acuity ICU float pool in Burlington, Vermont, as a Travel ICU Registered Nurse providing expert care to critically ill adult patients during a 16-week travel nursing assignment. This on-site critical care nursing job is ideal for an experienced ICU nurse who can adapt to changing acuity and support multiple intensive care units in a large teaching hospital. Enjoy a welcoming New England setting along Lake Champlain, with excellent access to outdoor recreation, local culture, and scenic year-round surroundings.

Travel ICU RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,700–$2,840
• Location: Burlington, Vermont
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• End Date: February 22, 2027
• Duration: Approximately 16 weeks
• Schedule: 36 hours per week; 12-hour night shifts, generally three shifts per week
• Weekend Schedule: Minimum of every other weekend, with scheduling adjusted to support patient care needs
• Holiday Requirement: Work two of four designated holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year’s Day
• Scheduling: Flexible scheduling required; block schedules are not available
• Dress Code: Any solid-color scrubs
• Orientation: Biweekly Monday orientations
• Transportation: Reliable personal or rental transportation is strongly recommended. Snow or all-season tires may be needed during the winter months.

Travel Nursing Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure eligible for practice in Vermont
• At least 2 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Experience in a large teaching hospital with 500 or more beds required
• Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications
• Current NIH Stroke Scale certification required before start
• Recent Epic experience within the past 2 years required
• Strong experience managing multiple titratable infusions, mechanical ventilation, and complex multisystem disease
• Experience with CRRT, intra-aortic balloon pump, ECMO, and hemodynamic monitoring preferred or required based on assigned patient population
• CCRN certification preferred
• Ability to provide complete work history, including facility type, bed count, electronic medical record experience, and explanations for employment gaps longer than 90 days
• Flexibility to float between units and care for patients within the nurse’s demonstrated scope of practice

ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult patients in the Medical ICU, neuro-critical care overflow, surgical intensive care, and other comparable units
• Float to assigned areas based on census and patient care needs, including surgical intensive care units, designated inpatient units, emergency department boarders, and surge areas
• Assess, monitor, and manage patients with complex multisystem disease, post-cardiac surgery conditions, vascular and trauma-related illness, neurosurgical conditions, and general surgical diagnoses
• Initiate and maintain peripheral and central intravenous access as appropriate
• Safely manage multiple titratable vasoactive and continuous medication infusions
• Provide advanced ventilator care and monitor patients requiring complex respiratory support
• Care for patients receiving CRRT, ECMO, intra-aortic balloon pump support, and other hemodynamic devices within established competencies
• Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary teams to recognize changes in condition and coordinate timely interventions
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately in Epic
• Adapt quickly to changing assignments while maintaining safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care

Apply now for this Travel ICU Registered Nurse opportunity in Burlington, Vermont, and join a high-acuity critical care team in a leading teaching 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.