ICU Travel Nurse Jobs at a Glance
ICU Travel Nurse Jobs With Nomad Health
Types of ICU Travel Nurse Jobs
Medical ICU (MICU)
Pediatric ICU (PICU)
Neonatal ICU (NICU)
- Level I: These facilities “provide a basic level of care to neonates who are low risk.” This typically means healthy, full term babies and premature babies who can be stabilized and transferred to a higher level facility.
- Level II: These facilities “are reserved for stable or moderately ill newborn infants who are born at or equal to 32 weeks’ gestation.” These babies may be recovering from complications of a premature birth.
- Level III: These facilities care for “infants who are born at under 32 weeks’ gestation, weigh under 1500 g at birth, or have medical or surgical conditions, regardless of gestational age.” NICU nurses will be expected to utilize advanced life support equipment for a prolonged period.
- Level IV: These facilities include “the capabilities of level III with additional capabilities and considerable experience in the care of the most complex and critically ill newborn infants.” This includes the capacity for infant surgery.
Surgical ICU (SICU)
ICU Travel Nurse Salary Information
Highest-Paying ICU Travel Nurse Jobs
ICU Travel Nursing 101
ICU Travel Nurse Job Description
How To Become an ICU Travel Nurse
Earn Your Nursing Degree
Pass the NCLEX
Find an ICU Job
Get Certified
ICU Travel Nurse Job Requirements
Ventilators
Central Lines and Arterial Lines
Gaestric Tubes
High Risk/High Alert Medications
Complex ICU Travel Nursing Skills
The Art of Nursing
Frequently Asked Questions About ICU Travel Nursing
Yes, the demand for travel ICU nurses is high. With an aging population living longer than ever, chronic illnesses on the rise, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for travel ICU nurses continues to have a healthy outlook. According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, close to 200,000 nursing jobs are expected to be added from 2021 to 2031.
According to Nomad, the highest pay for an ICU travel nurse is $4500 a week. Compared to Zip Recruiter, the average travel ICU pay is approximately $2,985 a week. Nomad is able to pay more than other agencies because we don’t pay recruiters. Instead, we divert that money to healthcare workers.
At a minimum, it will take one year of full-time work in an intensive care unit to become a travel ICU nurse. Some facilities prefer two years of recent full-time ICU experience.
ICU Healthcare Resources
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