Registered Nurse Burn Trauma ICU Job Listing at MedStar Health in Washington, DC (Job ID 161024)

Description

About the Job

Burn Trauma ICU RN – Where Skill Meets Purpose 

Are you an ICU nurse ready for something challenging, meaningful, and unlike any other specialty? Step into the Burn Trauma ICU—a fast-paced, highly specialized environment where your expertise directly transforms lives.

This isn't just critical care. This is precision, resilience, and impact.

Why Burn Trauma ICU?
In this role, you'll care for some of the most complex patients—combining trauma, critical care, and advanced wound management into one dynamic specialty. Every shift brings variety, hands-on skill, and the opportunity to truly see patient progress over time.

What Makes This Role Unique

• Extensive advanced wound care & dressing management (a HUGE part of the role)
• Care for patients with severe burns, complex trauma, and multi-system injuries
• Participation in bedside procedures and multidisciplinary collaboration
• Longitudinal patient care—you'll actually see healing happen
• A team environment that values precision, compassion, and resilience

What You'll Do

• Deliver high-level ICU care to critically ill burn and trauma patients
• Perform and assist with complex wound care treatments and dressing changes
• Monitor and manage ventilated and hemodynamically unstable patients
• Collaborate with surgeons, intensivists, and specialized burn teams
• Support patients and families through recovery and rehabilitation

Who Thrives Here

• ICU nurses who want to expand their skillset beyond traditional critical care
• Nurses who enjoy hands-on, detail-oriented care
• Clinicians who are resilient, adaptable, and passionate about making a visible impact
• Those interested in wound care expertise and trauma-focused nursing

Why join us?

• Nationally recognized nurse wellbeing resources
• Comprehensive health benefit plans
• Generous paid time off and flex scheduling options
• Retirement plans with match
• Tuition assistance to advance your education
• Systemwide referral bonus program—up to $6,000 for each RN and up to $4,000 for each LPN that joins MedStar Health
• Relocation assistance up to $5,000
• Free parking for associates

Qualifications

• ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• Prior Clinical Nursing Experience preferred.
• Active DC RN License and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required (AHA or American Red Cross).