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 Chesapeake, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• 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: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 4

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an ICU position requiring strong neuro critical care skills and an active VA or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in the ICU of a hospital environment
• Critical care patient population including neuro, medical, surgical, and trauma cases
• Typical patient ratio of 1:2-3
• Schedule options of 3x12 or 4x12 shifts, days
• Every other weekend and holiday coverage required
• Longer assignment through January 9, 2027 available but not required, with two of three winter holidays required if extended
• Floating required to Stepdown Unit, Emergency Department, or Medical-Surgical units to care for ICU patients being held
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active VA or compact RN license in hand at time of submission, no exceptions
• BLS and ACLS certification (American Heart Association only)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required
• Minimum three years of critical care experience preferred, though strong candidates with less experience may be considered
• Proficiency in Epic charting system required
• Strong neuro critical care experience required
• Skilled in ventilator management, IV drip titration, telemetry monitoring, conscious sedation, and dysrhythmia recognition and management
• Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
• No history of license or background hits permitted
• Must be able to pass a facility EKG competency test with 80% or higher, no remediation available
• Cannot accommodate PAPR use for fit testing

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing across medical, neuro, surgical, and trauma ICU populations
• Perform advanced skills including arterial line management, central and PICC line care, CVVHD/CRRT, EVD, ICP monitoring, and management of ventilated and multisystem organ failure patients
• Support post-craniotomy, post-neurosurgery, and traumatic brain injury patients as needed
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for consideration
• Requested time off must be submitted for review and is approved on a case-by-case basis
• First-time travelers are not preferred for this position
• Approximately 3 hours of pre-start modules required, billable to the traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-739076. 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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