Travel ICU RN - $2,127 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/25/2026
• 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: Aug 25, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced ICU RN with IMPELLA and CRRT skills for a travel contract requiring Epic proficiency and a valid LA or Compact RN license.

Details

• ICU setting within a hospital environment
• Patient ratio of 1:2, with occasional flex to 1:3
• Day shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts (7:00–19:30)
• 13-week contract
• 4 weekend shifts required per 4-week schedule
• No on-call responsibilities
• Float required to all ICUs and may include the ED or PACU to care for ICU-level patients; occasional float to MS/PCU units with a 1:4 patient ratio
• Epic EMR required
• Equipment includes: Alaris IV Pumps, CADD PCA Pumps, Servo I Ventilators, Fresenius CRRT Dialysis Machines, Edwards Lifesciences Cardiac Monitors, Medtronic EVD Management Systems, Arctic Sun TMS, GE Monitors, Hill-Rom Beds, Pyxis Medication Stations, and Veratron Bladder Scanners

Requirements

• Valid LA RN license or Compact RN license currently in hand (pending not accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU RN experience required
• IMPELLA experience required
• CRRT/CVVHD experience required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, CPI, and NIHSS
• Epic EMR experience required
• Proficiency with IV therapy, central line care, PICC line management, arterial line management, and blood product administration
• Ventilator management experience required, including BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, and ABG interpretation
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Ability to perform phlebotomy, 12-lead EKG acquisition, and IV line starts
• Copy of Driver's License required for consideration
• At least two recent manager references required for consideration
• Knowledge of N95 mask size required (facility sees COVID-19 and isolation patients)

Additional Information

• Nurses are responsible for all lab draws, EKGs, and line starts
• CPI certification can be obtained at the facility for a $100 fee
• Expected to care for all isolation patients, including COVID-19, using appropriate PPE
• Preferred skills include: ECMO, IABP, LVAD/RVAD, TAVR, post-cardiac surgery care, pulmonary artery/Swan-Ganz monitoring, EVD and ICP monitoring, hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun, and neurological/neurosurgical patient management
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• RTO is limited to 5 days total for the duration of the contract
• Candidates living within 75 miles of the facility are accepted at the local rate
• Former permanent employees of any LCMC facility must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-734767. 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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