Travel ICU RN - $2,005 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/15/2026
• 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: Dec 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift assignment requiring ACLS, BLS, NIHSS certifications and prior travel experience.

Details

• ICU setting within a hospital
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 19:00-07:30
• Patient population includes acute MI, respiratory failure, COPD exacerbation, pneumonia, COVID, PE, DKA, HHNK, angioedema, unstable angina, acute renal failure, hypertensive crisis, cardiac arrest, acute CVA, drug/poison overdose, sepsis, and rhabdomyolysis
• Patient ratio of 1:2-3
• Performs special procedures including TPA administration and monitoring, manual proning, Bilevel/APRV ventilation, trach and ETT care, post cath care with sheath monitoring and removal, targeted temperature management, IABP management, continuous renal replacement therapy, cardiac output monitoring, and transvenous pacing
• Float required
• Every 3rd weekend required

Requirements

• Active RN license (MD state license or compact)
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience within the last 7 years
• Must have completed at least one previous travel assignment
• Two supervisory references required, including one from the most recent assignment, supporting at least 2 years of experience in the last 3 years
• Must pass the Relias EKG Rhythm Interpretation Exam with a minimum 80% overall score and 100% on lethal rhythms
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, obtaining 12-lead EKG/ECG, and management of multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• ECMO experience required
• Driver's license required at submission, with address matching for local status determination

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to ICU patients with complex, multisystem conditions
• Navy blue scrubs required (top and bottom, or navy bottoms with white top); not provided by facility
• Flu vaccine required for all employees
• No RTO permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment; maximum 7 days RTO per 13-week contract
• Previous MedStar employees must have been separated for at least one year before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates within 60 miles accepted at a lower pay rate
• First-time travelers are not eligible for consideration; at least one prior travel assignment is required

American Traveler Job ID #P-782722. 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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