ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Abilene, Texas

Travel ICU RN opportunity in Abilene, Texas: provide high-acuity critical care to adult and geriatric patients in a 24-bed mixed medical-surgical, trauma, and cardiovascular ICU.

Join an intensive care team caring for medical, surgical, trauma, neurological, and cardiac populations. This on-site travel nursing contract offers a welcoming West Texas community atmosphere with access to parks, cultural attractions, and a comfortable pace of life.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Position: ICU Registered Nurse (Travel RN)
• Location: Abilene, Texas
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,820-$1,910
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Contract Duration: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 2 patients per nurse
• Unit: 24-bed mixed medical-surgical, trauma, and cardiovascular ICU
• Weekend Coverage: Required
• Openings: 3

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in hand at the time of submission
• At least 2 years of recent intensive care unit (ICU) nursing experience
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC certifications
• Experience caring for high-acuity adult and geriatric patients
• Ability to work a 3×12-hour day-shift schedule, including weekends
• Flexibility to float to another unit or campus as needed
• Willingness to complete required compliance items and onboarding activities within established timelines
• Altera charting experience preferred but not required
• Must reside at least 150 miles from the assignment location in accordance with travel eligibility requirements

Critical Care RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult and geriatric patients in a mixed ICU environment
• Care for patients with medical, surgical, trauma, neurological, and open-heart conditions
• Monitor and manage ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, and complex respiratory needs
• Perform hemodynamic monitoring and manage arterial lines, central lines, PICCs, EVDs, and ICP monitoring
• Titrate cardiac, vasoactive, sedative, paralytic, insulin, and other continuous IV therapies according to protocols
• Provide care for patients requiring CRRT, IABP, and Impella support
• Recognize and respond to dysrhythmias, acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and multisystem organ dysfunction
• Administer blood products, emergency medications, and procedural sedation while maintaining patient safety
• Assist with chest tube care, suctioning, line management, infection prevention, and isolation precautions
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rehabilitation, social services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes accurately in the electronic medical record

Apply now for this ICU travel nursing opportunity in Abilene, Texas, and join a high-acuity critical care team.

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.