Travel ICU Float Pool RN - $3,184 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in New Haven, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/20/2026
• Duration: 10 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 20, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 10-week winter coverage contract requiring float capability across multiple ICU specialties and step-down units.

Details

• Float Pool ICU position floating between two hospital campuses sharing a parking lot and shuttle service
• Floats within scope to 5 ICU specialties and step-down units, including a pulmonary step-down unit with 1:3 ratios
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hour shifts from 19:00-7:00
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call responsibilities
• Epic EMR used
• Level I Trauma Center, short-term acute care facility with 1,567 staffed beds

Requirements

• Active CT or Compact RN license required prior to start date (pending license applications accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required (1.5 years considered with Level I trauma or travel experience)
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS required; TNCC preferred
• Skills required: IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care, ventilator patient care, continuous IV sedation, cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and Swan Ganz monitoring
• EVD experience preferred
• Trauma Level I or large facility experience required
• 1 professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required with religious/medical exemptions only

Additional Information

• 10-week contract specifically for winter coverage with a required start by 12/18/2026
• No holiday RTO permitted during this assignment
• Maximum of 5 days RTO allowed
• Local radius restrictions waived for this assignment
• Previously employed staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed

American Traveler Job ID #P-772520. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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