Travel ICU RN - $2,171 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Long Beach, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• 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: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring an active CA RN license and critical care skills including vent and drip management.

Details

• Acute care ICU setting with 32 staffed beds (licensed for 40), configured in pods of 8
• Patient ratio of 2:1
• Uses Cerner EMR
• 12-hour night shifts (1830-0700)
• Every other weekend required
• First to float, including to Tele units and ED ICU/Tele holds
• Charge Nurse role does not carry a patient assignment; a Resource RN may take patients
• Nurse Aide support typically available on day shift only
• No dedicated tele/monitor techs; RNs read and interpret their own telemetry strips
• No IV team; Respiratory Therapy and Pharmacy available 24/7
• In-house Hospitalist or Intensivist coverage available
• Floor-specific orientation includes 8 hours with an ICU educator and preceptor time over the first two days

Requirements

• Active CA RN license (Standard or Compact) currently in hand, active at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required; 3 years preferred
• Experience managing drips including pressors, antiarrhythmics, and sedation
• Ventilator management experience required
• Experience with higher-acuity patient populations including neuro, cardiac, PCI, sepsis, ETOH, and stroke
• Experience with Ventrics, TBI, and Camino ICP monitoring preferred
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked, and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including dates of employment and rehire eligibility
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct critical care nursing to a high-acuity ICU patient population
• Participate in huddle report and bedside report
• Rotates holidays with core staff; must be available to work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• Scrub color requirement: Navy Blue for RNs
• No acrylic nails or gel polish allowed during the assignment
• Orientation available on 10/12 or 11/9 only

American Traveler Job ID #P-760773. 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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