Travel ICU RN - $1,852 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 8 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 8 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an ICU position at a Level 2 Trauma, academic teaching hospital in Georgia, requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience and current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications.

Details

• Combined Medical, Surgical, Neuro, and Cardiac ICU with 26 beds
• Common patient diagnoses include drug overdose, MI, subarachnoid hemorrhage, MVC, sepsis, acute respiratory failure, AAA, and suicide attempt
• Equipment in use includes Life Link, CRRT, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), ventilators, BiPap, Alaris pumps, cardiac monitors, and Glucommander — travelers are not assigned CRRT or IABP patients
• EMR: Epic (experience required)
• Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:2, with potential to increase to 1:3 depending on acuity
• 12-hour night shifts, 7p–7a, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend rotation required
• Floating required to all Med/Surg and Critical Care areas, including ED boarders
• On-call may be requested during low census, but is rare
• 70% of assigned holidays must be worked

Requirements

• Active RN license — GA or Compact license required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• TNCC preferred; CCRN preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
• Required ICU skills include arrhythmia monitoring, sedation, paralytics, titratable drips, CVP monitoring, care of post-craniotomy patients, and TPA administration
• Experience at a Level 2 (or higher) Trauma facility preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• At least 1 professional reference from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN, dated within the past year
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Level 2 Trauma designated, academic teaching hospital with a residency program, Chest Pain Center, and Stroke Center
• Orientation consists of one week of general facility orientation (Mon–Fri, 8a–4:30p) followed by 2–3 days of departmental orientation on the floor
• CPI certification is required but will be provided by the facility if not already held
• Support staff includes CNAs/nurse techs, respiratory therapists, phlebotomists, educators, safety sitters, and virtual patient observers
• Department culture emphasizes teamwork, communication, and prompt response to telemetry and call lights
• Navy scrubs required
• Free parking available on-site
• Local candidates are accepted — no radius rule applies, same rate offered regardless of distance from facility
• First-time travelers will be considered, though not preferred
• Former permanent employees of any AHSE facility must have been separated for at least 1 year before being eligible

American Traveler Job ID #P-735556. 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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