Travel ICU RN - $2,261 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• Duration: 8 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: 8 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with a CA license and a minimum of 1 year of travel experience and recent Epic charting experience for a night shift assignment.

Details

• Work in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital setting
• Mixed MICU patient population with neuro and CCU exposure
• Patient ratios up to 1:4
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM-7:30 AM)
• Weekends and holidays included in schedule
• May float up to 50% of shifts to DOU/PCU, Tele, or ER Hold units
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required (permanent, current Nursys verification required)
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required
• NIHSS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required, including mixed MICU, neuro, and CCU experience
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience required
• ICU training beyond basic orientation required, including sepsis management
• Recent, hands-on Epic charting experience required
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Experience with IV therapy, central/PICC/arterial line management, and blood product administration
• Experience with ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and care of ventilated patients
• Two professional references required at supervisor level or above (Charge Nurses not accepted)
• Valid driver's license with proof of current, permanent address required
• Proof of vaccinations required at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct ICU nursing care to critically ill patients with complex, multisystem needs
• Manage patients requiring hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drips, and cardiac drip titration
• Care for neuro ICU patients including EVD, ICP monitoring, and post-craniotomy management
• Support patients with respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, and ventilator dependence
• Assist with renal management including AKI, CRRT, and dialysis care
• Local candidates within 75 miles of the facility accepted at the local rate
• RTO must be submitted at time of consideration with a maximum of 7 days; no RTO accepted afterward

American Traveler Job ID #P-788670. 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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