Travel ICU RN - $2,023 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• 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 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring NC or compact RN licensure and prior ICU experience with a 1:3 patient ratio.

Details

• Medical Intensive Care Unit setting within a hospital
• Patient population includes DKA, active GI bleeds, stroke, post-stroke respiratory failure, pneumonia, complicated surgical cases, CHF, and possible AKI
• Target patient ratio of 1:3, with an aide present if 4 or more patients
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 18:45 to 07:15
• 36-hour schedules may be offered
• 13-week contract
• Rotating float requirement between step-down ICU and ICU units when census is low
• No on-call requirement
• 12 weekend shifts required per contract
• Unit uses Pyxis for medication, Expanse EMR for documentation, and SBAR for communication
• Continuous cardiac monitoring, pulse ox, and temperature monitoring in every room with in-room cameras
• Ventilator and respiratory care managed within the same unit

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required (pending license/certs OK for consideration)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant ICU experience required
• Certifications required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and Stroke Life Support
• Meditech charting experience required
• Experience with 1:3 patient ratios required
• Required skills include interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, 12-lead EKG/ECG, IV insulin protocols, intake/output monitoring, port access/management, blood product administration, IV starts and maintenance, cardiac and vasoactive drip titration, CVA/acute stroke management, ventilator patient care, HFNC management, and infection prevention/isolation precautions
• Preferred skills include arterial/central/PICC line management, TPN/Lipids, continuous IV sedation, chest tube assistance, BiPAP/CPAP management, fresh tracheostomy care, ABG interpretation, suctioning, ventilator management, INR, phlebotomy, PT/PTT, and recognition of infection in immunosuppressed patients
• Teaching and community hospital experience preferred
• Two professional references from a supervisor within the past 12 months highly preferred at submission (pending OK)

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity ICU setting supporting rapid response needs
• First-time travelers will be considered, though prior travel experience is preferred
• Floating required between ICU and step-down ICU units during low census periods
• Unit orientation is 24 hours, with hospital orientation occurring during the first week requiring daily class attendance
• Pre-start modules (8-10 hours for acute care roles) must be completed online prior to start and annually thereafter
• Black scrubs required (not provided)
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved if not on a holiday; no RTO allowed during the first week of assignment
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs are allowed if scheduled on different units and disclosed at submission
• Local candidates within 50 miles are accepted at a lower rate
• Former Novant Health or New Hanover PERM/PRN/EP employees must wait 12 months before reapplying, with facility approval required
• Current travel or per diem clinicians must choose either travel or per diem status, not both

American Traveler Job ID #P-782408. 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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