Travel ICU RN - $1,823 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• 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 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift critical care position requiring at least 2 years of ICU experience and ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications.

Details

• Critical Care/Intensive Care unit on the 2nd floor of a Level 3 trauma facility
• Adult and geriatric patient population with diagnoses including respiratory failure, strokes, STEMI/NSTEMI, cardiogenic and septic shock, GI bleeds, and post-surgical cases
• Home unit is CCU with patient ratios of 1:2 to 1:3
• Float priority to CVICU overflow or Critical Care Step-Down, then to Med-Surg when critical care areas are fully staffed
• CVICU has 14 beds with 1:2-1:3 ratios, CCSD has 31 beds with 1:4-1:5 ratios, and Med-Surg has 1:6 ratios
• Uses SpaceLabs bedside monitoring, Baxter/Spectrum IV pumps, Kangaroo feeding pumps, Hill-Rom critical care beds, ventilators, Prismaflex CRRT machines, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Blanketrols, Arctic Sun, rapid-transfusion and fluid warming equipment, and Zoll monitors
• Meditech EHR used for clinical documentation
• Night shift schedule from 7PM to 7AM
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active AL or compact RN license required
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required, 5 years preferred
• Proficiency in IV starts, blood draws, NG tube placement, ECG rhythm interpretation, lab and ABG interpretation, critical care drips and titrations
• Experience managing ventilators, arterial lines, chest tubes, and central venous lines including large-volume Vas Caths
• Ability to assist physicians with bedside procedures and conscious sedation
• Strong communication skills with patients, families, and care teams
• Smartphone required for physician communication via TigerConnect app
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• High-acuity ICU experience managing CRRT, IABP, and arterial sheath pulls preferred
• Prior SICU, MICU, CVICU, Neuro ICU, or PCU/Med-Surg experience preferred
• Social Security number and date of birth required for consideration
• Active Nursys licensure verification required at time of consideration
• Copies of all required certifications must be provided for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to high-acuity ICU patients including advanced device management and bedside procedure assistance
• Complete online learning modules covering NIHSS, ACLS/BLS, moderate sedation/analgesia, iStat, and glucometer certification
• Must work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple complex cases
• Royal blue scrub pants required; neutral solid-colored or facility-logo tops permitted
• Candidates must live more than 60 miles from the facility to qualify
• Cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the past 12 months
• Must not be employed elsewhere on a full-time basis

American Traveler Job ID #P-780955. 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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