Travel ICU RN - $1,843 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• 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: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced ICU RN with recent critical care experience to function as a Rapid Response nurse on nights, requiring an active NC or compact RN license.

Details

• Intermediate Critical Care Unit functioning as a Rapid Response unit
• Patient population includes DKA, sickle cell, sepsis, respiratory distress, pneumonia, heart failure, and stroke/stroke-like symptoms
• 1:4 patient ratio
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 18:45-07:15
• 36 hours per week may be offered
• Floating required as needed to Med Surg at a 1:6 ratio
• Minimum of 4 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Uses Bipap, Cpap, and Optiflow equipment
• Charting systems include Pyxis and Epic, with Epic experience required
• Self-scheduling balanced and approved by a staffer

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required (pending license accepted at submission)
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required
• BLS and ACLS certification required; NIHSS preferred
• Epic charting experience required
• Skills required include IV starts, telemetry monitoring, titration of cardiac drips, use of rapid response teams, feeding tube management, heparin protocols, and PCA administration
• Preferred skills include MS/Tele experience, titration of vasoactive drips, care of ventilated patients, and wound care/wound vac
• Community hospital and teaching hospital experience preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Two professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required (pending references accepted at submission)
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start

Additional Information

• Functions as the Rapid Response RN and may serve as the primary critical care nurse in a small community hospital setting
• Unit orientation is 36 hours, delivered on a weekly basis
• Scrub requirement is all navy or navy and white
• Must complete online pre-start modules (approximately 8-10 hours for acute care roles), with annual completion required
• First-time travelers will be considered for this position
• Travel experience is generally required, though first-time travelers may be accepted
• Former Novant Health or New Hanover employees (perm, PRN, or EP) must wait 12 months before applying, with facility approval required
• Local candidates within 50 miles accepted at a lower rate
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved if not falling on a holiday; no RTO permitted during the first week of assignment
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs are allowed if on different units with schedules disclosed

American Traveler Job ID #P-764778. 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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