Travel ICU RN - $2,342 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• 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: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an ICU position requiring a CA license, 2+ years of ICU experience, and proficiency in EPIC.

Details

• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:00)
• Adult ICU setting covering a wide range of critical illnesses and conditions (no trauma, no BMT)
• Average daily census of 20 patients
• May float to MS/Tele or SDU units based on skill set
• Required to work 3-4 weekend shifts per month
• May be placed on call with a 60-minute call back requirement if called in
• EPIC charting system and Acudose used
• Patient population includes cardiac, respiratory, stroke, sepsis, DKA, and post-operative complications
• CVICU/CTICU cardiothoracic surgery assignments specified separately when applicable
• Performs special procedures including central line placement, arterial line placement, EKG, intubation, tracheostomy, thoracentesis, paracentesis, dialysis catheter placement, therapeutic hypothermia, and pacemaker management

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required at time of consideration
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• 3+ years of ICU experience and CCRN certification preferred
• Strong cardiac, respiratory, stroke, and neuro ICU assessment skills required (4 or more stroke assessments)
• Experience in Neuro ICU and Surgical ICU required
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience managing multi-system organ failure and chronic/acute renal failure required
• Proficient in arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, and starting IVs
• Skilled in blood product administration and continuous IV sedation
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Ventilator management and ETT/NT suctioning skills required
• Experience with CVA/acute stroke management required
• Strong code management and defibrillation skills required
• EPIC charting experience preferred but not required
• Pre/post cardiac cath, Swan Ganz monitoring, and sheath removal skills preferred
• CRRT, ICP monitoring, and EVD management skills preferred
• 1 professional reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a diverse adult ICU population with complex cardiac, respiratory, neuro, and renal conditions
• Orientation includes 24 hours total: 3 days of night NEO and 1 day shift
• Navy scrub color required
• Flu vaccination required, with exemptions considered case-by-case
• Must float within skill set as needed across the hospital
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Travel experience is required
• Former employees of the facility must have been separated for 2 or more years to be eligible to return as a traveler
• Permanent residence must be more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• RTO should not exceed 7 days and must be submitted with the initial profile; no more than 4 consecutive days off approved, and no time off permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment
• Travelers must work every other holiday, with preference for coverage on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Eve
• Only one contract extension allowed; traveler must then take time off equal to the combined length of the original contract and extension before returning to this facility
• Background checks allow DUIs as long as there is not a pattern of repeated offenses

American Traveler Job ID #P-780462. 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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