Travel Critical Care Float - $1,951 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in Cartersville, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• Duration: 14 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 7, 2026
• Length: 14 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float position requiring 2+ years of experience and floating throughout multiple hospital units.

Details

• Hospital float pool position covering Critical Care, Emergency Department, ER hold, Medical Surgical, Telemetry, and Stepdown/PCU units
• Patient ratios up to 1:6 in Med-Surg and 1:2-3 in ICU
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Flexible scheduling required due to pool staffing with no block schedule requests permitted
• Epic charting system required

Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Experience with IV therapy, arterial line management, and central line care/management required
• Experience starting and maintaining IVs required
• Respiratory/thoracic care experience including BiPAP/CPAP management and care of ventilated patients required
• Suctioning experience (ETT, NT) required
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE required
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response experience required, including management of dysrhythmias
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• ICU experience required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing support across multiple hospital units as part of the float pool team
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same bill rate
• Maximum RTO of 7 days per contract, which must be finalized at time of submission
• No RTO can be requested during orientation week
• Holiday coverage required: if one or two major holidays fall during the assignment, both must be worked; if three major holidays fall during the assignment, two must be worked
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
• Full compliance required to start on time
• Permanent, per diem, or internal staff must be away from all facilities within the health system for one full year before returning as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-772063. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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