Registered Nurse ICU | 12-Hour Nights in Shreveport, LA
Join a traveler-friendly, 8-bed ICU at a leading facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, with a 12-hour night schedule and a competitive
$50.25 hourly rate. This 13-week assignment offers weekly direct-deposit pay, comprehensive W-2 medical benefits, and dedicated support throughout your placement.
Quick Facts
- Location: Shreveport, LA 71118
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- End Date/Duration: 02/13/2027; approximately 13 weeks
- Shift: 12-hour nights
- Hours/Week: Variable schedule of 34 shifts per week
- Employment Type: Travel nursing assignment
- License/Certs: RN license; BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS required
- Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience
Pay & Benefits
- Hourly Pay Rate: $50.25
- Competitive pay packages
- Weekly pay schedule via direct deposit
- Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 employees
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated support throughout your assignment
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable laws
- Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable
What Youll Do
- Provide direct nursing care to critically ill adult patients in an ICU setting.
- Monitor and manage patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, gastrointestinal conditions, substance-related conditions, obstetric conditions, and surgical critical-care needs.
- Manage ventilators, critical-care infusions, insulin drips, invasive lines, chest tubes, wounds, and drains.
- Assess patient conditions, identify changes, and communicate clinical needs to the care team.
- Administer medications and treatments safely while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation professionals, telemetry staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Complete required competency validation, including an EKG competency exam before arrival.
What You Need
Required:- Current RN license
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
- At least 2 years of acute-care RN experience
- Experience with ventilator management, critical-care drips, insulin drips, invasive lines, chest tubes, wound vacs, and drains
- Successful completion of the required EKG competency exam
- Ability to work a rotating schedule, including every other weekend and assigned holidays
Preferred:- Previous travel nursing experience
About the Assignment
This assignment is based in an 8-bed ICU at a leading facility in Shreveport, Louisiana. The facility is a Level 3 NICU, Birth Ready designated, Acute Stroke Ready hospital with 85 licensed beds. The ICU is supported by 24/7 respiratory therapy, hospitalist coverage, centralized telemetry monitoring, and additional clinical services during business hours. Travelers may float to designated PCU, medical-surgical, or emergency-hold assignments based on facility needs.
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