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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 2
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a 13-week ICU travel assignment requiring at least 2 years of ICU experience, with proficiency in vents, chest tubes, art lines, and swans.
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Acute care hospital ICU setting with 11 beds, all private rooms
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Patient population includes open heart surgery, general surgery, STEMIs, strokes, vents, chest tubes, art lines, swans, CRRT, and Impellas
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Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:1–2
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Phillips telemetry monitoring in use; nurses are required to read telemetry strips on all shifts
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Monitor techs are available on day shift only
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Intensivist is on-call after 5pm
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Respiratory therapy available 24/7
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PICC line team available; no IV team
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Pharmacy support available until 10pm; night shift nurses may be required to mix medications after hours
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Charge nurses are present and may carry a small patient load
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No nurse aides on unit
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12-hour night shifts, 6pm–6am
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Every other weekend required
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Holidays worked in rotation with permanent staff
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Float requirement to telemetry (1:4 ratio) or med-surg (1:5 ratio), with travelers floated first
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Cerner EMR in use
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13-week contract
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Active CA RN license (Standard or Compact/NLC) required; pending licenses not accepted
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Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS; pending certifications not accepted
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Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required; travel experience preferred
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Hands-on experience with chest tubes, art lines, and swan-ganz catheters required
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Experience with vasoactive and critical care drips (e.g., dopamine, levophed, epinephrine, nitroglycerin) required
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Experience with mechanical ventilators required
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Cerner EMR experience preferred
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Copy of driver's license required for consideration
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2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
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Navy scrubs required
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2-shift unit-specific orientation provided
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Balloon pump patients will not be assigned to travelers
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No neuro patients on this unit
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Candidates must not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year; candidates placed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
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RNs are required to pass a Relias Dysrhythmia exam before an offer can be confirmed
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A pass/fail sterile technique test (Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes) is administered on the first day of orientation
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Local candidates are accepted
