Registered Nurse / RN ICU
Prime Time Healthcare
Roanoke, Virginia
Staffing partner
$2,305/wk
$2,305/week gross
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Posted Aug 21, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 23, 2026
What this means for you
This role comes through Prime Time Healthcare, a staffing partner — assignment-style terms, so ask exactly which facility you'd land in. It's a night shift — quieter halls, a tighter crew, and your daylight hours back.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Nights
About this role
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Certifications
Requirements
- RN
- Compact RN
- ICU: 1 year
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Travel reimbursement
- Vision insurance
About the employer
You would be applying through a private mid-sized staffing agency (about 201–500 people), founded around 2012 and based in Elkhorn/Omaha — not a hospital floor. Prime Time Healthcare staffs travel, per diem, temp-to-perm, permanent, allied health, and local work. Contracts…
What reviewers appreciate
- 4- to 13-week contracts plus per diem, with most assignments guaranteeing 36 hours a week and a choice of location
- Weekly Friday direct deposit after the recruiter confirms start date, shift, unit, pay rate, and pay plan
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and a housing stipend or agency housing, including pet-friendly options
What reviewers flag
- About 192 Glassdoor reviews average 3.4/5, and under half of reviewers would recommend the agency to a friend
- Compensation and career opportunities sit near 3.2, below culture and work-life on the same profile
- Typical RN bar is 2 years even though BetterNurse cites smaller-scale new-grad mentorship
Living in Roanoke, VA
Nestled in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke blends small-city ease with big outdoor access—think ridgeline trails, the iconic Mill Mountain Star, and a lively downtown farmers market framed by mountain views. A relaxed mountain-town pace that's easy to call home between shifts.
- Metro price level · Roanoke area
- 6% below the national average
- BEA index 93.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $996/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $55,378/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
