Travel ICU RN - $1,966 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 16 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: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an ICU position requiring a minimum of 1 year of experience, Epic proficiency, and a GA or compact RN license.

Details

• Medical Surgical ICU setting with 15 beds, 13 rooms, and an average daily census of 12
• Adult to geriatric patient population with diagnoses including sepsis/septic shock, respiratory failure, post-cardiac arrest, GI bleed/hemorrhagic shock, DKA, acute kidney disease, complicated surgical cases, pulmonary edema/embolus, drug overdose, hypertensive emergencies, cardiac arrhythmias, rhabdomyolysis, metabolic encephalopathy, and malignant neoplasms
• Procedures and therapies include CRRT, TTM, chest tubes, bronchoscopies, lumbar punctures, I&Ds, central line insertion assistance, central/arterial line maintenance, peritoneal dialysis, continuous bladder irrigations, and continuous IV infusions (pressors, paralytics, sedatives, cardiac drips)
• Patient ratio of 1:2–3
• EMR: Epic (required); also uses Pyxis and SBAR
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00–07:00)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating within the facility and scope of practice as needed
• No on-call requirements
• 16-week contract

Requirements

• Active GA or compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS and ACLS
• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required
• Epic proficiency required
• Copies of required certifications must be provided for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• RTO is capped at 7 days; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment
• RTO blackout dates apply for Spring Break (April 4–12)
• If one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO allowed; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work two, with one holiday RTO request eligible for review
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
• Travelers must be away from all Piedmont facilities for a full year before returning as a traveler
• No special scheduling requests, alternate shifts, or schedule changes are permitted — the posted shift is firm
• Navy blue scrubs required
• The shift and schedule listed are firm; no alternate shift or schedule requests will be accommodated

American Traveler Job ID #P-733277. 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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