Travel ICU RN - $1,619 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/25/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 25, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Medical-Surgical ICU position requiring TX or compact RN licensure and prior travel nursing experience.

Details

• Work in the Medical-Surgical ICU of a hospital setting
• Day shift schedule of 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 AM - 7:00 PM) with block scheduling
• Patient ratio of 1:2 to 1:3
• Utilizes Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required, must be in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS and ACLS required; NIHSS and PALS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Experience in teaching hospital, community hospital, LTAC, or Trauma Level I/II settings preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, central line care, arterial line management, blood product administration, and PICC line management
• Experience with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, ABG interpretation, and suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Experience managing continuous IV sedation and titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Experience with acute/chronic renal failure and CVVHD/CRRT
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and multisystem organ dysfunction/failure care
• Experience with IV insulin protocols and infection prevention/isolation precautions

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a Medical-Surgical ICU patient population
• Skills in oncology, neurological, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal specialty care are preferred, including chemotherapy administration, EVD, ICP monitoring, ECMO, IABP, TAVR, and GI surgery support
• Complete core onboarding items and labs within 48 hours of contract signing
• Onsite orientation modules required, averaging 4-6 hours for RNs
• Candidates residing in Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Smith, Gregg, Van Zandt, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, or Morris counties will not be considered
• Local candidates residing within 50 miles are not accepted
• Former permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning 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
• Travel pairs or groups are not accepted
• First-time travelers are not eligible for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-737972. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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