Travel Critical Care Float ICU RN - $2,141 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/15/2026
• 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: Dec 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an ICU RN for a night shift position requiring 2+ years of experience, Epic proficiency, and a valid LA or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in the ICU of a hospital setting
• Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
• Patient ratio of 1:2, sometimes flexing to 1:3
• Weekend requirement of 4 shifts per 4-week schedule
• No on-call responsibilities
• Float required to all ICUs, and may float to ED or PACU to care for ICU patients, or occasionally to MS/PCU units at 1:4 ratios
• Nurses perform all lab sticks, EKGs, and line starts
• Uses equipment including Alaris IV Pumps, CADD PCA pumps, Servo I ventilators, Fresenius CRRT Dialysis machines, Edwards Lifesciences cardiac monitors, Medtronic EVD Management Systems, Arctic Sun TMS, GE Monitors, Hill Rom Beds, Pyxis Medication Station, and Veratron Bladder Scanner
• Epic charting experience required

Requirements

• Active LA RN license or Compact RN license required at time of consideration
• Current certifications in ACLS, BLS, CPI, and NIHSS required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• IMPELLA and CRRT/NXStage skills required
• Experience with IV therapy, arterial line management, central and PICC line management, and blood product administration
• Experience with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, ABG interpretation, and suctioning
• Experience with CVVHD/CRRT and chronic/acute renal failure management
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, and managing continuous IV sedation
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct bedside care in a high-acuity ICU environment with complex cardiac, neuro, renal, and respiratory patients
• Must be prepared to care for isolation patients, including potential COVID-19 cases, and know personal N95 mask size
• RTO limited to 5 days total
• Must reside outside a 75-mile radius to qualify for travel rate; local candidates within 75 miles accepted at local rate
• Previous permanent staff must have separated from the health system for at least 1 year to be eligible for travel assignment
• First-time travelers may be considered unless otherwise restricted
• Two recent supervisor references required for consideration

American Traveler Job ID #P-785517. 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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