Travel ICU RN - $1,827 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/14/2026
• 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: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 4

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Level I Trauma hospital position requiring CA RN license, ICU specialty experience, and weekend/holiday availability.

Details

• Work in the ICU of a Level I Trauma hospital setting
• Patient population includes Medical, Neuro, Surgical, and Trauma ICU cases
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Schedule runs Sunday through Saturday
• Required to work 4 weekend shifts within a 4-week cycle
• Required to work at least one holiday, including the holiday weekend
• May be required to float down or across the organization to like units or lower acuity units (excluding the ED) across 5 hospitals in the San Diego area
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active CA RN license in hand at time of consideration (Temp or Perm, no EMSA)
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS (TNCC preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU-specific experience, with experience within the past year in an ICU setting
• 1.5+ years of continuous specialty experience required
• Level I Trauma experience required
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience required within the last 6 months of work history
• 1 year total travel experience required, with 6+ months of continuous travel experience immediately preceding consideration
• 1 supervisory-level reference required
• Skills required include IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care, ventilator management, ABG interpretation, cardiac drip titration, CVA/stroke management, and cardiac monitoring/dysrhythmia management

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing services to ICU patients including ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, and administration of vasoactive and sedative medications
• Candidates must not reside within 100 miles of the facility to be eligible, except for LVNs/MAs
• Candidates on assignment in San Diego for 9+ months or more are considered local and are not eligible
• Maximum RTO of 7 days permitted, with no new RTO requests after consideration
• Prior employees have a 1 year waiting period before returning to the health system
• Extensions are capped at 1 year, followed by a 1 year waiting period before returning
• International travelers must have at least 1 year of recent or current U.S. work experience
• Hard start date required for either 8/24 or 9/14

American Traveler Job ID #P-738739. 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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