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Shift: Nights, 2x12hrs
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Hours: 24 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced ICU RN for a float pool position at a Level 2 Trauma, teaching hospital in Georgia, requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience and active GA or compact RN license.
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Combined Medical, Surgical, Neuro, and Cardiac ICU unit with 26 beds
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ICU patient population includes drug overdose, MI, subarachnoid hemorrhage, MVC, sepsis, ARF, AAA, acute hypoxic respiratory failure, and more
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Patients may be on Life Link, CRRT, or intra-aortic balloon pump
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Floating required to all Med/Surg and Critical Care areas, including ED boarders
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12-hour night shifts, 1900–0700, with 24 standard hours per week
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Every other weekend rotation required
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On-call may be requested when census is low, though this is rare
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Holiday coverage required for 70% of holidays
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EMR: Epic
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Alaris pumps, cardiac monitors, BiPAP, ventilators, Precision BBG monitors, and specialty beds are used in the department
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Active GA or compact RN license required
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Current BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and CPI certifications required (CPI may be provided by facility if not already held)
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TNCC and CCRN preferred
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Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
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Strong ICU skills required: arrhythmia monitoring, sedation, paralytics, titratable drips, CVP monitoring, caring for post-craniotomy patients, and TPA administration
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Epic EMR experience
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Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
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Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
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Level 2 Trauma designated, 361-bed academic teaching hospital with a residency program, Chest Pain Center, and Stroke Center
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Facility requires 2 nurses to place a foley catheter
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Departmental support includes CNAs/nurse techs, respiratory therapists, phlebotomists, educators, safety sitters, Virtual Patient Observers (VPO), and Virtual RN
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Orientation consists of one week of facility-wide onboarding (Mon–Fri, 0800–1630) followed by 2–3 days of unit-specific orientation
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Navy scrubs required
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Free parking available on-site
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Department culture emphasizes teamwork, speaking up for help, answering call lights and rover phones promptly, and prioritizing telemetry response
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First-time travelers will be considered, though not preferred
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Local candidates are accepted — no radius rule applies for this GA facility
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Must be separated from any AHSE facility for at least 1 year following a permanent position before being eligible
