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Intensive Care Unit Travel Nursing Jobs in Iowa City for RNs

Find Top RN Intensive Care Unit Travel Nursing Jobs in Iowa City, Iowa

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top ICU travel nurse jobs in and around Iowa City, Iowa. We have new jobs updating daily, so be sure to Apply Now so our specialists can make sure you get first crack. We make it easy for you to compare Iowa City’s ICU nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Ottumwa, Iowa – 52501
    Distance from Iowa City: 64 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,992 to $2,195
Weekly Pay*
Ottumwa Regional Health Center 1001 E Pennsylvania Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501 Our high-quality medical staff, many of whom are board-certified, offer a complete range of services from family practice and internal medicine to specialties such as general surgery, gastroenterology, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, radiation oncology, and more. Our highly trained and dedicated associates work closely as a team to provide individualized, seamless care to our patients and caring support to families and friends. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your healthcare needs. For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been serving the community of Ottumwa and the citizens of Southeast Iowa. We are a regional health center providing a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, and pediatrics, as well as specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab, pathology, and so much more.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Ottumwa, Iowa – 52501
    Distance from Iowa City: 64 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,886 to $2,079
Weekly Pay*
Ottumwa Regional Health Center 1001 E Pennsylvania Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501 Our high-quality medical staff, many of whom are board-certified, offer a complete range of services from family practice and internal medicine to specialties such as general surgery, gastroenterology, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, radiation oncology, and more. Our highly trained and dedicated associates work closely as a team to provide individualized, seamless care to our patients and caring support to families and friends. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your healthcare needs. For more than 125 years, Ottumwa Regional Health Center has been serving the community of Ottumwa and the citizens of Southeast Iowa. We are a regional health center providing a wide range of health services, including emergency medicine, critical care services, medical/surgical, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, and pediatrics, as well as specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic radiological services, wound care, pain clinic, sleep lab, pathology, and so much more.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50314
    Distance from Iowa City: 107 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,741 to $1,918
Weekly Pay*
With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of more than 1,000 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers. MercyOne Medical Group – Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems, made up of more than 50 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Wapello, Warren and Webster counties. MercyOne Central Iowa has several additional ministries including: Mercy College of Health Sciences, MercyOne Des Moines Foundation, MercyOne Health & Fitness Center and MercyOne Population Health Service Organization. In addition, 14 of Iowa’s community hospitals – from Bloomfield and Webster City to Greenfield and beyond – have chosen to affiliate with MercyOne Central Iowa. Through contracted relationships, MercyOne provides management and support services to these community hospitals, who work together to share best practices and process improvements, improve quality and service, and lower the cost of care. MercyOne Central Iowa is a member of MercyOne, which was founded in 1998 through a collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health – two of the country’s foremost, not-for-profit Catholic health organizations. The MercyOne system has more than 18,000 colleagues in Iowa and surrounding states.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Des Moines, Iowa – 50314
    Distance from Iowa City: 107 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,741 to $1,918
Weekly Pay*
With more than 7,000 colleagues and a medical staff of more than 1,000 physicians and allied health professionals, MercyOne Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest employers. MercyOne Medical Group – Central Iowa is one of Iowa’s largest multispecialty clinic systems, made up of more than 50 primary care, pediatric, internal medicine and specialty clinics located throughout Dallas, Jasper, Polk, Wapello, Warren and Webster counties. MercyOne Central Iowa has several additional ministries including: Mercy College of Health Sciences, MercyOne Des Moines Foundation, MercyOne Health & Fitness Center and MercyOne Population Health Service Organization. In addition, 14 of Iowa’s community hospitals – from Bloomfield and Webster City to Greenfield and beyond – have chosen to affiliate with MercyOne Central Iowa. Through contracted relationships, MercyOne provides management and support services to these community hospitals, who work together to share best practices and process improvements, improve quality and service, and lower the cost of care. MercyOne Central Iowa is a member of MercyOne, which was founded in 1998 through a collaboration between CommonSpirit Health and Trinity Health – two of the country’s foremost, not-for-profit Catholic health organizations. The MercyOne system has more than 18,000 colleagues in Iowa and surrounding states.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Kirksville, Missouri – 63501
    Distance from Iowa City: 115 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,630 to $1,797
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Rockford, Illinois – 61104
    Distance from Iowa City: 132 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 7
$1,934 to $2,131
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Madison, Wisconsin – 53715
    Distance from Iowa City: 146 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$2,062 to $2,273
Weekly Pay*
UnityPoint Health – Meriter is dedicated to providing comprehensive, coordinated care through our clinics, hospital and home care services for patients located in South Central Wisconsin. With a combined staff of 3,500 employees, UnityPoint Health – Meriter offers adults and children primary and specialty care, including heart and vascular, orthopedics and women’s services. We have been recognized three times as a 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Madison, Wisconsin – 53715
    Distance from Iowa City: 146 miles
  • 12 D, 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,077 to $1,408
Weekly Pay*
UnityPoint Health – Meriter is dedicated to providing comprehensive, coordinated care through our clinics, hospital and home care services for patients located in South Central Wisconsin. With a combined staff of 3,500 employees, UnityPoint Health – Meriter offers adults and children primary and specialty care, including heart and vascular, orthopedics and women’s services. We have been recognized three times as a 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Madison, Wisconsin – 53715
    Distance from Iowa City: 146 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,077 to $1,408
Weekly Pay*
UnityPoint Health – Meriter is dedicated to providing comprehensive, coordinated care through our clinics, hospital and home care services for patients located in South Central Wisconsin. With a combined staff of 3,500 employees, UnityPoint Health – Meriter offers adults and children primary and specialty care, including heart and vascular, orthopedics and women’s services. We have been recognized three times as a 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Aurora, Illinois – 60506
    Distance from Iowa City: 166 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,370 to $1,510
Weekly Pay*
travel
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Aurora, Illinois – 60506
    Distance from Iowa City: 166 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,370 to $1,510
Weekly Pay*
travel
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Melrose Park, Illinois – 60164
    Distance from Iowa City: 190 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,847 to $2,035
Weekly Pay*
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Columbia, Missouri – 65201
    Distance from Iowa City: 192 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,754 to $1,933
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Columbia, Missouri – 65201
    Distance from Iowa City: 192 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 18, 2025
  • 13
$1,754 to $1,933
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Kankakee, Illinois – 60901
    Distance from Iowa City: 194 miles
  • 12 E,
  • April 7, 2025
  • 13
$1,440 to $1,587
Weekly Pay*
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Chicago, Illinois – 60631
    Distance from Iowa City: 200 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,554 to $1,713
Weekly Pay*
High acuity ICU. Experience with Open heart, Neuro, CRRT experience. 30 Bed SICU-MICU-Neuro. Schedule includes working every other weekend, and every other Holiday; calling in sick on a weekend Friday 7p-Monday 7am will require making up the sick call on the following weekend Floating is an expectation of this contract should ICU experience low census. No RTO for holidays.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Saint Louis, Missouri – 63128
    Distance from Iowa City: 221 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,817 to $2,376
Weekly Pay*
• Number of Beds: 22 • Patient Ratios: 1:2 • Equipment: Impella, IABP, Prismax CRRT, Zoll internal cooling device, Arctic Sun, • EMR: EPIC • Must Have Skills/Experience: 3 years Cardiac Medical ICU, inpatient only • Preferred Skillset/Experience: experience with medical ICU patients, cardiac emphasis (arrhythmias, STEMI, post arrest) • Type of Patients on Unit: sepsis, respiratory (pneumonia, COVID, ARDS, etc.) post cardiac arrest, GI bleed, DKA, PE, renal failure, liver failure, pancreatitis, overdose, suicidal ideations, CIWA,
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Saint Louis, Missouri – 63128
    Distance from Iowa City: 221 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,461 to $1,911
Weekly Pay*
EMR-EPIC Scrub Color – Black • Number of Beds: 16 • Patient Ratios: 1:2. We do not guarantee ratios. Careful consideration is given depending on the circumstance • Equipment: bedside telemetry, ventilators, bipap/cpap, ventriculostomy’s, Arterial lines, central lines, arctic sun, CRRT, Zoll, etc. • EMR: EPIC • Must Have Skills/Experience: 2 years ICU, inpatient only • Preferred Skillset/Experience: care of acute stroke, trauma and surgical patients Comprehensive stroke center, level 2 trauma center
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Omaha, Nebraska – 68124
    Distance from Iowa City: 230 miles
  • 12 N,
  • March 31, 2025
  • 13
$1,939 to $2,137
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Omaha, Nebraska – 68124
    Distance from Iowa City: 230 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,939 to $2,137
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Valparaiso, Indiana – 46383
    Distance from Iowa City: 231 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Valparaiso, Indiana – 46383
    Distance from Iowa City: 231 miles
  • 12 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Valparaiso, Indiana – 46383
    Distance from Iowa City: 231 miles
  • 12 D,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 13
$1,533 to $1,690
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Kansas City, Missouri – 64132
    Distance from Iowa City: 239 miles
  • 12 N,
  • March 31, 2025
  • 13
$1,727 to $2,258
Weekly Pay*
500+ bed Level 1 Trauma center and teaching hospital KC has several outstanding restaurants that have been featured on the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive thrus, & Dives!” AND they have the WORLD FAMOUS KANSAS CITY BBQ TOUR!! The area has recently enjoyed a thriving tech boom, and offers music fans a stunning Jazz scene.
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Statistics on ICU RN Jobs in Iowa City, Iowa

Here are some helpful statistics about ICU traveling nurse jobs in & near Iowa City. The data is based on the last three complete months of ICU job postings in the Iowa City and nearby areas. It is updated regularly, so you can find the most recent Intensive Care Unit job salary trends, the types of shifts, and contract durations most commonly available in Iowa City and more. Find out more about travel nursing salaries.

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FAQs About Travel ICU Nursing Jobs for RNs in Iowa City, IA

What types of shifts are most common for ICU travel jobs in Iowa City?

Based on the last 6 months of travel nurse jobs data, 12 Hour Night shifts were the most common in Iowa City and surrounding areas.

How much does a day shift Intensive Care Unit nurse make on average in Iowa City and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Intensive Care Unit nurse in Iowa City can make an average of $2,130 per week based on recent job availability.

How much does a night shift Intensive Care Unit nurse make on average in Iowa City and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Intensive Care Unit nurse in Iowa City can make an average of $2,202 per week based on recent job availability data.

What hospitals and healthcare facilities have Intensive Care Unit staff in or near Iowa City?

  • Censeo Health – Cedar Rapids IA in Cedar Rapids (25.8 miles from Iowa City)
  • Waterford Family Dentistry in Davenport (51 miles from Iowa City)
  • Mercy Care Service Corporation in Cedar Rapids (22.9 miles from Iowa City)
  • Mercy Medical Center – Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids (22.8 miles from Iowa City)
  • University of Iowa Department of Pediatrics in Iowa City (1.1 miles from Iowa City)

What is the most common contract for Intensive Care Unit travel jobs in Iowa City?

Based on recent data, the most common duration for a Intensive Care Unit job in Iowa City is 13.

Locating Intensive Care Unit Travel Nursing Jobs in Iowa City

In Iowa City, facilities like Censeo Health – Cedar Rapids IA, Waterford Family Dentistry and Mercy Care Service Corporation, all offer ICU departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like West Cedar Rapids (zip code 52404) neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near Iowa City’s ICU job opportunities are Coralville (2.8 miles), Tiffin (7.5 miles) and Cedar Rapids (24.7 miles). These are near to zip codes: 52242 (1.1 miles), 52402 (25.8 miles) and 52807 (51 miles).

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Iowa City Hospitals With ICU Departments

There are 2 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have ICU nurses in Iowa City. Sometimes it is useful to see what types of shifts, contract durations, and travel nurse housing in nearby neighborhoods each facility might offer in order to find the right opportunity for your next traveling ICU nurse position in or nearby Iowa City.

Mercy Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
15 and 13
Departments
Cath Lab Emergency Room Endoscopy Home Health Intensive Care Unit Interventional Radiology Labor & Delivery Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – Level II Operating Room Operating Room Outpatient Oncology Post Anesthesia Care Unit Postpartum Telemetry
Address
500 East Market Street
Iowa City, IA 52245
St. Luke’s Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 10 E, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13, 11, and 8
Departments
Ambulatory OR Cath Lab Emergency Room Endoscopy Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Outpatient Clinic Post Anesthesia Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Rehabilitation Telemetry
Address
1026 ‘A’ Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Nearby Neighborhoods
West Cedar Rapids (52404)
UnityPoint Health – St Lukes Hospital
Shifts
12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 and 6
Departments
Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Rehabilitation Telemetry
Address
1026 A Ave. Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Nearby Neighborhoods
West Cedar Rapids (52404)
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 8 N, 10 D, 10 E, 10 N, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
15, 12, 9, 16, 13, 3, 7, 14, and 8
Departments
Bone Marrow Transplant Cardiovascular Operating Room Cardiovascular Operating Room Dialysis Emergency Room Endoscopy Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Pediatric Operating Room Pediatric Psychology Post Anesthesia Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric
Address
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
* Estimate of payments is intended for informational purposes and includes hourly wages, as well as reimbursements for meal & incidental expenses and housing expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. Please speak with a recruiter for additional details.