Travel Critical Care Float - $2,302 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in St. Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/14/2026
• Duration: 18 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 18 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Critical Care Float position requiring 2 years of ICU experience and MO or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Float position covering multiple ICUs including Trauma, Oncology, Cardiac/Heart and Vascular, Neurology, Medicine, and COVID units
• May also float to inpatient floors (Oncology, Neurology, Med Surg, Medicine, Trauma, Heart and Vascular, COVID) when ICU census is low
• May be utilized as a patient sitter if needed
• ICU patient ratio is 2:1 on all shifts; inpatient floor ratio no more than 1:3 when floating
• Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 18:45-07:15)
• Every other weekend requirement or 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule, plus holiday rotation
• EPIC charting system used; prior EPIC experience strongly preferred

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• CPI, OCN, and TNCC certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Specific CVICU experience not required
• Required skills: IV starts, telemetry, conscious sedation, and ventilator management
• Preferred skills: Swan-Ganz hemodynamic interpretation, IABP, Impella, ECMO, vasoactive drips, CRRT, triage, ICP monitoring, PA lines, and Level I Trauma experience
• First-time travelers will not be accepted

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing support across multiple ICU and inpatient units based on facility needs
• Responsibilities include cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and care of multisystem organ dysfunction/failure patients
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Facial hair must allow for proper respirator fit testing or must be shaved; no exceptions
• Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted
• RTO limited to a maximum of 7 days per contract, with no RTO allowed during the first week of the assignment
• Standard travelers may stay up to 18 months, followed by a required 3-month break in service
• Permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any affiliated facility as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-760521. 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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