Travel ICU RN - $1,820 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/15/2026
• 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: Sep 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a CCU position requiring critical care, trauma, and neuro experience along with an active FL/compact license.

Details

• Work in the CCU of a hospital environment
• Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 19:00-7:30)
• Patient ratio of 2:1 or 1:1
• Uses Epic EMR
• Every other weekend (EOW) required
• Floating required as needed
• Holiday coverage required as needed

Requirements

• Active FL or Compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS and ACLS via AHA, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) required in hand at time of consideration
• Minimum 3 years recent critical care experience with acute/chronically ill patients required
• Trauma and Neuro experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Charge RN and Neuro ICU experience preferred
• Degree from an accredited nursing school required, or a degree from an FBON-approved institution combined with 2 years of recent, consecutive acute care experience within the last 24 months in a US hospital
• Candidates from Operation Nightingale Schools not accepted
• Completion of a Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening required, including fingerprint-based state and federal criminal history checks and abuse registry review
• Proof of vaccination status required with no declinations allowed
• Must pass a Basic Arrhythmia/EKG assessment

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to acute and chronically ill CCU patients
• Facility is a smoke-free campus
• Local candidates within a 60-mile radius considered at a lower pay rate
• Former permanent employees must be separated from the facility for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Compliance lab work must be completed within 72 hours of signing

American Traveler Job ID #P-738480. 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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