Travel ICU RN - $1,821 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/18/2026
• 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: Nov 18, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift position requiring 1 year of recent dedicated ICU experience and the ability to manage two ventilated patients on multiple drip titrations.

Details

• Surgical Intensive Care Unit setting with a cardiac patient population
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:30
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Epic charting system preferred
• Weekend shifts required
• Floating to like units within scope required as needed, with brief orientation provided

Requirements

• Active KS or Compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS (CPI and TNCC preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience, including 1 year of dedicated ICU experience within the past 2-3 years
• Skilled in managing two ventilated patients with multitasking on multiple drip titrations
• Proficient in IV therapy, arterial line management, central and PICC line care, and blood product administration
• Experience with ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and respiratory therapies such as BiPAP/CPAP and HFNC
• Skilled in titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips and administering continuous IV sedation
• Trauma Level II hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to cardiac and surgical ICU patients, including managing complex drip titrations and ventilator care
• First-time travelers will be considered for this position
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible; local candidates not accepted
• Former facility staff must have been separated from employment for at least 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 for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-775534. 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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