Travel Critical Care Float - $2,290 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Whole House Float RN (ICU/PCU/MS) with 2+ years of ICU experience and a VA or Compact RN license for a 13-week night shift assignment at a Level I Trauma Center.

Details

• Whole House Float role covering ICU, PCU, and Medical-Surgical units
• Night shift, 3x12s, 6:45pm-7:15am
• Floats between units, with staffing needs reassessed every 4 hours (may float 2-3 times per shift)
• Patient ratios: ICU 2:1, PCU 5:1, MS 6:1 (may flex up to 7:1)
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Weekend requirement of every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts within a 6-week block
• Must work at least one holiday during the 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active VA or Compact RN license required (pending license accepted only for candidates from non-compact single-state license states)
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required; CPI certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required, ideally from a large Level I or II trauma facility
• Comfortable working across ICU, PCU, and MS units with ratios of at least 1:5
• Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, PICC line, central line, and arterial line management
• Experience with blood product administration, trach management, and non-invasive airway support (CPAP/BiPAP, ventilator management)
• Proficient in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation/management, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Experience with continuous IV sedation and emergency medication administration
• Chest tube management (Emerson/PleurEvac) experience required
• Teaching hospital and Level I Trauma experience preferred
• Charge nurse experience preferred

Additional Information

• Work within a Level I Trauma Center (Adult & Pediatric) at a 703-bed Magnet-designated academic teaching hospital
• Affiliated with a regional School of Medicine and certified as an Advanced Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center
• Facility may call off up to 1 shift per 2 weeks
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted; radius rules apply for pay rate eligibility based on distance from facility
• Previous employees (per diem or permanent) must have a break of at least one year before returning as a traveler
• Travelers who complete a full year on assignment are not eligible to return, regardless of separation period
• All RTO requests must be submitted upfront with application

American Traveler Job ID #P-755813. 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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