Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,395 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an ICU Night position in New Mexico, open to first-time travelers with at least 1 year of ICU experience and a NM or compact RN license.

Details

• ICU setting within an acute care hospital
• Patient ratio of 1:2 in the ICU
• Night shift schedule: 4x12-hour shifts (18:30–07:00)
• Option to work 36 or 48 hours per week
• Weekends required
• Floating may be required to Med/Surg, Stepdown, PCU, ER, or CVICU, with a maximum patient load of 4 when floating
• Uses Epic EMR (experience preferred)

Requirements

• Active NM RN license or compact RN license (pending NM license accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required
• Current BLS certification required
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travel pairs or groups will not be accepted — individual travelers only
• Former permanent staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 1 year before applying as a traveler
• No more than 3 days of RTO will be auto-approved, and no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation
• 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration

American Traveler Job ID #P-729535. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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