Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,431 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Orange, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• 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 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift position requiring a CA RN license and 2 years of ICU experience.

Details

• Mixed ICU setting covering MICU, SICU, and Neuro ICU populations
• 13-week assignment on night shift (3x12 hours, 19:00-7:30)
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Epic EMR used for charting

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in-hand at time of application (EMSA not accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum one year of acute care experience required
• Minimum one year full-time equivalent experience in ICU specialty within the past two years required
• Epic EMR experience required and must be noted in work history
• Two supervisor references required, including at least one supervisory/director/manager reference from the relevant unit within the last year
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Preferred experience includes charge nurse background, teaching hospital, community hospital, LTAC, and Trauma Level I/II settings

Additional Information

• Care for critically ill patients across medical, surgical, and neuro ICU populations, including ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, and management of multisystem organ dysfunction
• Opportunity to utilize advanced ICU skills including arterial line management, central/PICC line care, CRRT, EVD/ICP monitoring, and management of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Locals accepted at the same pay rate as travelers
• Former permanent staff must have been separated from the facility for at least one year to return as a traveler
• Requested time off (RTO) must be confirmed and submitted at time of application, with no RTO permitted in the first two weeks of the assignment and a maximum of 7 days preferred per 13-week contract
• First-time travelers are not eligible for this position unless otherwise noted as an exception

American Traveler Job ID #P-780518. 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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