Travel Registered Nurse - ICU in Ruidoso, NM

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Roswell, New Mexico.
Job Description and Requirements
• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 02/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Facility: Ardent Health Services – Lovelace Regional Hospital
Location: 117 E 19th St, Roswell, NM 88201
Start Date: February 2, 2026
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Nights – 3×12 Hours (6:00 PM – 6:30 AM)

Float Required: Yes – float to Med-Surg (MS) as needed
Block Schedule: Not Available
Call Required: No
Position Overview

The ICU at Lovelace Regional Hospital provides high-acuity care to adult patients, including post-cardiac procedures, ventilated patients, and those requiring complex cardiovascular or multi-system support. Nurses function in a 1:2 ICU ratio and a 1:6 Med-Surg ratio when floated. Rotating weekend coverage is required. First-time travel nurses are accepted.
Requirements

Licensure:
• Active NM RN License or Compact License – Required (Must be in hand at submission)

Experience:
• Minimum 1 year ICU experience – Required
• First-time travelers – Accepted

Patient Ratio Experience:
• ICU: 1:2
• Med-Surg: 1:6

Travel Experience:
• Travel experience not required

Teaching/Community Hospital Experience:
• Preferred but not required

Local Radius Rule:
• Locals within 50 miles – Not Accepted

Certifications
• BLS (AHA) – Required
• ACLS (AHA) – Required

Charting System
• Any – Required

Core Skills and Competencies
IV and Vascular Access
• Peripheral IV initiation and maintenance
• Central line care and management
• Arterial line management
• Accessing/managing ports
• Blood product administration

Respiratory and Ventilation
• Ventilator management
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Care of ventilated patients
• Assist with BiPAP/CPAP
• Suctioning (ETT/NT)
• Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)

Cardiac and Hemodynamics
• Post cardiac surgery care (not directly from OR) – Preferred
• Pre/Post cardiac catheterization
• Pulmonary artery line (Swan-Ganz) monitoring – Preferred
• Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Emergency medication administration

Neurological and Gastrointestinal
• CVA / Acute Stroke management
• GI surgery patient care

Professional Practice
• Infection prevention / PPE
• Isolation precautions
• Phlebotomy
• Wound management / surgical wounds with drains / wound vac
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Management of patients with multi-system organ dysfunction/failure
• IV insulin protocols

Facility and Unit Details

Unit: ICU / CCU
Beds: 20
Rooms: 4
Patient Age Groups: Adults
Daily Census: 0–2 ICU, 8–12 Med-Surg
Patient Ratios:
• ICU: 1:2
• Med-Surg: 1:6
• Weekends: 1:2

Interdisciplinary Support:
Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Pharmacy, Unit Secretary

Patient Diagnoses:
• High acuity medical-surgical and cardiovascular patients

HonorVet Technologies Job ID #31661614. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - ICU
About HonorVet Technologies

HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

Benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus