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Intensive Care Unit Travel Nursing Jobs Kentucky for RNs

Top ICU Travel Nurse Jobs in Kentucky for Registered Nurse

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top ICU travel nurse jobs in Kentucky. We currently offer 30 of the best available ICU nurse travel jobs in the state. We also have 6 exclusive, high-paying Intensive Care Unit travel nurse jobs you won’t find anywhere else. Kentucky ICU travel jobs are currently available in cities like Louisville, Paducah, Hazard and Winchester. We have new jobs updating daily, so be sure to Apply Now so our specialists can make sure you get first crack. At AMN Healthcare, we’ve made it easy for you to compare Kentucky ICU nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

The average wage for an Intensive Care Unit travel nurse in Kentucky as of Feb 1, 2025 was $1,902 weekly. Currently, you can find ICU jobs in Kentucky with a salary range between $1,463 to $2,167 per week. The city with the highest paying ICU job in Kentucky currently is Hazard with a position for a Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU at $2,040 per week.

There are many incredible hospital facilities in Kentucky to find ICU travel nursing work in. Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, UofL Health – Jewish Hospital in Louisville, UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville and Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center in Hazard all have ICU departments that may have jobs available.

If you have a specific start date in mind, we have a variety of options for ICU travel jobs in Kentucky. The earliest start date in Kentucky is Mar 31, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU role at $2,117 per week. The latest start date for an job in Kentucky is Apr 28, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU role at $2,059 per week. You can also find the best time for you by sorting on “start date” in the list below.

There are a variety of contract lengths available for an Intensive Care Unit travel nurse job in Kentucky including 12 weeks and 13 weeks.

Kentucky is a popular place to work for ICU travel nurses, with great things to do, people to meet and places to see! You can learn more about travel nursing benefits here.

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Top Cities in Kentucky with Travel Intensive Care Unit Jobs

AMN Healthcare currently has 30 Intensive Care Unit jobs in Kentucky and 475 Intensive Care Unit jobs nationwide. Be sure to check back daily for updates, or if you’re not finding what you’re looking for immediately, sign up for the AMN Passport App and we’ll connect you directly with a recruiter that can help expedite the process of finding your perfect opportunity.

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Highest Paying Jobs in Lexington, KY

AMN Healthcare currently has travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Lexington.
travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Lexington, Kentucky – 40504
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 12
$1,799 to $1,982
Weekly Pay*
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1877, a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services, including distinguished awards for cardiology, orthopedics and stroke care.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Lexington, Kentucky – 40504
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 12
$1,799 to $1,982
Weekly Pay*
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1877, a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services, including distinguished awards for cardiology, orthopedics and stroke care.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Lexington, Kentucky – 40504
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 12
$1,799 to $1,982
Weekly Pay*
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1877, a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services, including distinguished awards for cardiology, orthopedics and stroke care.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Lexington, Kentucky – 40504
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 12
$1,569 to $1,729
Weekly Pay*
Saint Joseph Hospital is a 433-bed facility located in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1877, a small group of Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, began their health ministry. Their mission was to provide compassionate care to the poor and underserved – a tradition still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital primarily serves central and eastern Kentucky with a full range of services, including distinguished awards for cardiology, orthopedics and stroke care.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Lexington, Kentucky – 40509
  • 12 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 12
$1,569 to $1,729
Weekly Pay*
Saint Joseph East is a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in the rapidly growing southeastern section of Lexington, Kentucky. We provide care for patients in Fayette and surrounding counties.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Lexington, Kentucky – 40509
  • 12 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 12
$1,569 to $1,729
Weekly Pay*
Saint Joseph East is a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in the rapidly growing southeastern section of Lexington, Kentucky. We provide care for patients in Fayette and surrounding counties.
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Highest Paying Jobs in Winchester, KY

AMN Healthcare currently has travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Winchester.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Winchester, Kentucky – 40391
  • April 28, 2025
  • 13
$1,868 to $2,059
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
  • Winchester, Kentucky – 40391
  • 12 N,
  • April 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,868 to $2,059
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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Highest Paying Jobs in Jeffersonville, IN

AMN Healthcare currently has travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Jeffersonville.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Jeffersonville, Indiana – 47130
  • 12 N,
  • April 20, 2025
  • 13
$1,992 to $2,195
Weekly Pay*
Scott Memorial Health, part of the Regional Health Network, a Norton Healthcare and LifePoint Health partnership, is a 25-bed, critical access hospital that has served as a beacon of good health for 60 years. The hospital is a 93,852 square-foot medical facility that features private rooms with private baths.
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Highest Paying Jobs in Louisville, KY

AMN Healthcare currently has travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Louisville.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40217
  • 12 N,
  • April 20, 2025
  • 13
$1,966 to $2,167
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). 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
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40202
  • 12 N,
  • April 9, 2025
  • 13
$1,755 to $1,934
Weekly Pay*
This facility is an internationally renowned, high-tech tertiary referral center located in downtown Louisville, developing leading-edge advancements in a vast number of specialties and services. Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city, sits on the Ohio River along the Indiana border. Every May, its race course Churchill Downs hosts the Kentucky Derby. Baseball is celebrated at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. With bourbon as its native spirit, the local culinary scene is nationally renowned.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40202
  • 12 N,
  • April 7, 2025
  • 13
$1,755 to $1,934
Weekly Pay*
RN needed for Neuro ICU at 460 bed teaching hospital. As the lead center in the nation for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Neuro Recovery Network, UofL offers spinal cord patients access to leading-edge therapies, including Locomotor Training. Frazier’s Movement Disorders Program, in conjunction with the University of Louisville, has been recognized as a National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40202
  • 12 N,
  • April 7, 2025
  • 13
$1,755 to $1,934
Weekly Pay*
This facility is an internationally renowned, high-tech tertiary referral center located in downtown Louisville, developing leading-edge advancements in a vast number of specialties and services. Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city, sits on the Ohio River along the Indiana border. Every May, its race course Churchill Downs hosts the Kentucky Derby. Baseball is celebrated at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. With bourbon as its native spirit, the local culinary scene is nationally renowned.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Louisville, Kentucky – 40202
  • 12 N,
  • March 31, 2025
  • 13
$1,755 to $1,934
Weekly Pay*
This facility is an internationally renowned, high-tech tertiary referral center located in downtown Louisville, developing leading-edge advancements in a vast number of specialties and services. Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city, sits on the Ohio River along the Indiana border. Every May, its race course Churchill Downs hosts the Kentucky Derby. Baseball is celebrated at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. With bourbon as its native spirit, the local culinary scene is nationally renowned.
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Highest Paying Jobs in Cincinnati, OH

AMN Healthcare currently has travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Cincinnati.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Cincinnati, Ohio – 45211
  • 12 N,
  • April 21, 2025
  • 12
$1,946 to $2,145
Weekly Pay*
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Statistics on ICU Jobs in Kentucky

Review helpful statistics about ICU traveling nurse jobs in Kentucky. The data is based on the last three complete months of ICU job postings in the state of Kentucky. It is regularly updated, so you can find the most recent Intensive Care Unit job salary trends, the types of shifts and contract durations most commonly available in Kentucky for travel nursing jobs.

Salary Range

Salary Trends

Jobs by Facility types

Frequently Asked Questions about Travel Intensive Care Unit Jobs in Kentucky

How much does an Intensive Care Unit travel nurse make on average in Kentucky?

An ICU nurse in Kentucky can make an average of $1,862 per week.

How much does a night shift ICU travel nurse make on average in Kentucky?

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Intensive Care Unit nurse in Kentucky can make an average of $1,860 per week based on recent job availability.

How much does a day shift ICU travel nurse make on average in Kentucky?

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Intensive Care Unit nurse in Kentucky can make an average of $1,871 per week based on recent job availability. Learn more about Travel Nursing Salaries.

How many travel Intensive Care Unit jobs are available in Kentucky?

There are currently 30 Intensive Care Unit travel nursing jobs available in Kentucky. We also get new jobs daily, so be sure to apply now and a recruiter will help you find the perfect fit as jobs become available.

What healthcare facilities have RN Intensive Care Unit staff in Kentucky?

  • TJ Regional Health in Glasgow
  • Signify – Kentucky in Frankfort
  • University of Kentucky Department of Family and Community Medicine – June Buchanan Medical Clinic in Hindman
  • University of Kentucky Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Lexington-Fayette
  • University of Kentucky Department of Family and Community Medicine in Lexington

What types of shifts are most common for ICU travel nursing jobs in Kentucky?

Based on the last 6 months of data, 12 Hour Night shifts were the most common shifts in Kentucky cities.

What is the most common contract duration for ICU travel jobs in Kentucky?

Based on recent months, the most common contract for an Intensive Care Unit travel job in Kentucky is 13.

Locating ICU Travel Nursing Jobs in Kentucky

In Kentucky, cities like Hazard, Lexington, Lexington-Fayette, Louisville, and Paducah have travel ICU nursing jobs and traveling nurse housing available. It’s a great state to work in, hosting facilities like TJ Regional Health, Signify – Kentucky, University of Kentucky Department of Family and Community Medicine – June Buchanan Medical Clinic, University of Kentucky Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and University of Kentucky Department of Family and Community Medicine, all with nurse specialties and Intensive Care Unit staff.

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Healthcare Facilities in Kentucky that offer Intensive Care Unit Jobs

These are just examples of some of the healthcare facilities in and around the Kentucky area that have historically offered jobs for Intensive Care Unit professionals.
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 8 N, 10 D, 10 N, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13, 10, and 11
Departments
Ambulatory Pre-Post Op Cardiovascular ICU Cardiovascular Operating Room Cardiovascular Operating Room Case Manager Cath Lab Electrophysiology Lab Emergency Room Endoscopy Intensive Care Unit Interventional Radiology Medical Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Operating Room Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Pre/Post Operative Progressive Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Telemetry Telemetry
Address
200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
UofL Health – University of Louisville Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13, 5, 7, and 8
Departments
Bone Marrow Transplant Case Manager Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Interventional Radiology Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Oncology Oncology Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Telemetry Telemetry
Address
530 S Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
Shifts
8 E, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Departments
Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Oncology Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Pre/Post Operative Progressive Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Address
4402 Churchman Avenue, Suite 106
Louisville, KY 40215
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13, 2, 11, and 26
Departments
Cardiovascular ICU Case Manager Cath Lab Emergency Room Endoscopy First Assist Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Nurse Manager Operating Room Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Rehabilitation Telemetry
Address
100 Medical Center Dr
Hazard, KY 41701
Imperial County Behavioral Health Services
Shifts
8 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, and 4
Departments
Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Labor & Delivery Oncology Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Postpartum Progressive Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Telemetry Telemetry
Address
220 Main St
Louisville, CA 92227
NORTON HOSPITAL
Shifts
12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12 and 13
Departments
Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Post Anesthesia Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Telemetry Telemetry
Address
200 East Chestnut Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Shifts
8 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Departments
Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Operating Room Progressive Care Unit Psychiatric Telemetry
Address
299 King’s Daughters Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
Greenview Regional Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Departments
Cath Lab Dialysis Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Operating Room Operating Room Telemetry
Address
1801 Ashley Circle
Bowling Green, KY 42104
Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Shifts
8 D, 8 N, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, and 11
Departments
Intensive Care Unit Operating Room Operating Room Progressive Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Telemetry Telemetry
Address
4960 Norton Healthcare Blvd
Louisville, KY 40241
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Shifts
12 D and 12 N
Departments
Cardiovascular ICU Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Pediatric Hospitalist Progressive Care Unit Rehabilitation Skilled Nursing
Address
305 Langdon St
Somerset, KY 42503
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