Critical Care
MICU
Medical Intensive Care Unit. Complex medical patients including sepsis, respiratory failure, DKA, and multi-organ dysfunction.
Credential Required
RN, BSN
Typical Weekly Pay
$2,200–$3,200
Assignment Length
13 Weeks
Top Settings
Hospital MICU
The Role
What you'll do on assignment.
As a travel MICU nurse, you manage complex medical patients including those with sepsis, respiratory failure, DKA, acute kidney injury, GI hemorrhage, and multi-organ dysfunction. Your clinical assessment, ventilator management, and vasoactive drip titration skills are essential to stabilizing the most critically ill medical patients.
Travel MICU assignments typically place you in dedicated medical intensive care units within hospital systems. You may manage CRRT, prone positioning protocols, and complex medication regimens while collaborating with intensivists, pharmacists, and the multidisciplinary critical care team.
Because Cuready understands healthcare professionals, your recruiter knows the difference between a MICU and a mixed medical-surgical ICU. They match you to assignments that align with your medical critical care experience and patient population preferences.
Why Cuready
Your specialty, our expertise.
Critical Care-Focused Recruiters
Your recruiter has placed travel MICU nurses before. They understand the difference between MICU, SICU, and mixed ICU assignments, know the patient populations you'll encounter, and match you to positions that fit your medical critical care expertise.
Transparent Pay, Every Time
We break down your full package from day one — base pay, housing stipend, travel reimbursement, and take-home total. No surprises mid-assignment. Your recruiter negotiates for what your experience and certifications actually command.
One Contact, Every Assignment
No call centers. No handoffs. You have one dedicated recruiter from first conversation through your final paycheck — available to handle licensing questions, housing issues, or anything that comes up mid-assignment.
Requirements
Ready to travel? Here's what you need.
Required
- Active RN license — compact or state-specific
- BLS & ACLS certifications — current AHA or equivalent
- 2+ years MICU/ICU experience — within the last 2 years
Preferred
- BSN degree — preferred by most facilities
- CCRN certification — Critical Care Registered Nurse
Training & Education
Your path to the field.
From nursing school to medical critical care — what the professional journey looks like for MICU nursing.
Your recruiter knows this pathway.
Because Cuready is built by healthcare professionals, we understand what each credential means and how to match your training to the right assignments.
MICU nurses hold an ADN or BSN from an accredited nursing program. Most travel positions prefer a BSN. Programs cover pathophysiology, pharmacology, and critical care nursing alongside clinical rotations. Many MICU nurses complete ICU residency or fellowship programs before entering travel nursing.
The base credential is an active RN license (state or compact). The CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse) from AACN is the gold standard for ICU nurses. ACLS is universally required, and some facilities request TNCC or NIHSS certification.