8,882 ICU nurse jobs
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What a shift asks of you
- Low patient counts, maximum intensity — you know everything about the one or two people you have.
- Titrating drips and reading vents becomes muscle memory; the learning curve is steep and then it compounds.
- Families in crisis are part of the job. Some of the hardest conversations in the hospital happen here.
- Nights and weekends are real, but so is the tightest teamwork in the building.
Critical care nurses manage the highest-acuity patients in the hospital — ventilators, titratable drips, and one-to-two patient ratios. ICU experience travels well: it is among the most requested backgrounds for both staff and travel contracts.
How you get in
Most units want a year or two of acute-care experience plus ACLS; strong new-grad residencies do take ICU cohorts. CCRN comes later and signals you're staying.
ICU experience is among the most requested backgrounds in the feed — it's the classic springboard to travel contracts, flight, CRNA school, and ICU float premiums. ICU / Critical Care pay by state
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Clinical Staff Nurse- Surgical, Neurosurgical and Lung Thoracic ICU Variable Schedules, Nights
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- Night shift
Registered Nurse ICU, Full Time Night
Tampa, FL · Posted 4 days ago
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
- Per diem
Registered Nurse (RN) ICU PRN Nights
Lewiston, ID · Posted 2 days ago
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Night shift
- Per diem
Registered Nurse ICU Full Time Days
Westminster, CA · Posted today
$50–$63/hr
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
Registered Nurse (RN -CN 1), SICU, Night Shift, ONA
UC HealthCincinnati, OH · Posted yesterday
- RN
- Night shift
Nurse Extern - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Posted 3 days ago
- RN
Registered Nurse - Outpatient Mental Health Intensive Care Manager
Posted 4 days ago
$71,000–$130,000/year
- RN
Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - Community Howard Regional Health
Posted 3 days ago
- New grads welcomed
- RN
PA or NP Critical Care Per Diem - CVICU
Posted last week
- NP
- Per diem
Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU Float Team
Posted 2 days ago
- RN
- Day shift
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- RN
- 12-hour days
Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) - St. Francis Downtown
Posted yesterday
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
Registered Nurse (RN) ICU
Posted yesterday
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12-hour nights
General Pediatrics/PICU Float - Level 1 PR
Advocate Aurora HealthPark Ridge, IL · Posted 5 days ago
$38–$57/hr
- RN
Associate Nurse Manager, CVICU, Full Time, Nights
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- Night shift
Seasonal Registered Nurse ICU, Night
Tampa, FL · Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Per diem
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- NP
New Grad Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stepdown - Progressive Care Unit (PCU) - The Jewish Hospital
Posted yesterday
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- RN
Experienced Registered Nurse, Pediatric ICU, Holtz Children's Hospital, FT, Nights
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- Night shift
- NP
- Rotating shift
- Per diem
General Pediatrics/PICU Float - Level 1 OL
Advocate Aurora HealthOak Lawn, IL · Posted 5 days ago
$38–$57/hr
- RN
Experienced Registered Nurse, Critical Care Services, Per Diem, Days, Jackson South M.C.
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- Day shift
- Per diem
Nurse Practitioner I PRN - CVICU
Posted last week
- NP
- Rotating shift
- Per diem
Experienced Registered Nurse ICU, Float Pool, JHS Workforce Plus, Per Diem, Nights
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted last week
- RN
- Per Diem, Nights 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM (minimum three shifts a month)
- Per diem
Nurse Educator-Critical Care
Posted last week
- RN
- CEU allowance
Flex Resource Registered Nurse (PRN) - ICU Float Pool
Posted 5 days ago
- RN
- Per diem
Experienced Registered Nurse, Pediatric ICU, Holtz Children's Hospital, PT, Nights
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
- ADN accepted
New Grad RN - Weinberg Surgical ICU
Posted 3 days ago
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Rotating shift
Experienced Registered Nurse, Critical Care Services, Per Diem, Nights, Jackson South M.C.
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted last week
- RN
- Night shift
- Per diem
New Grad RN - ICU
Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- Rotating shift
Associate Nurse Manager, Pediatric Cardiac ICU, Full-Time, Days
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- Day shift
Critical Care Nurse Eductator - ICU
Posted last week
- RN
- 8-hour days
Clinical Staff Nurse, Surgical IMCU Critical Care, Full Time, Nights
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted last week
- RN
- Full Time (3:3 schedule), Nights
- ADN accepted
CONTRACT RN ICU (Days)
Posted last week
- RN
- 12-hour days
Clinical Staff Nurse, Medical IMCU Critical Care, Full Time, Nights
Jackson HealthMiami, FL · Posted 3 days ago
- RN
- Night shift
Clinical Technician II - ICU
Posted today
- CNA
- Day shift
APP Neonatal ICU NICU
Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- NP/RN
- Night shift
APP CVSICU Extension Unit
Posted last week
- NP
- Night shift
APP - Cvsicu
Posted last week
- NP
- Night shift
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Common questions
- What does an ICU / Critical Care nurse do?
- Critical care nurses manage the highest-acuity patients in the hospital — ventilators, titratable drips, and one-to-two patient ratios. ICU experience travels well: it is among the most requested backgrounds for both staff and travel contracts. Low patient counts, maximum intensity — you know everything about the one or two people you have.
- How do you become an ICU / Critical Care nurse?
- Most units want a year or two of acute-care experience plus ACLS; strong new-grad residencies do take ICU cohorts. CCRN comes later and signals you're staying.
- What is the job market like for ICU / Critical Care nursing?
- ICU experience is among the most requested backgrounds in the feed — it's the classic springboard to travel contracts, flight, CRNA school, and ICU float premiums.