Travel ICU RN - $2,348 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/10/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 10, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for an ICU position requiring CA licensure, 2+ years of ICU experience, and trauma experience.

Details

• Acute care setting in a 24-bed Level 2 Trauma ICU
• Patient ratios of 1:1 or 1:2
• Charge nurse does not take a patient assignment and there are no nurse aides on the unit
• Uses Cerner PowerChart EMR
• 12-hour day shifts from 0645-1915 or 1845-0715
• Every other weekend required
• Required to float to telemetry (ratio 1 to 4) and is first to float
• Intensivist in house 24/7, with RT and pharmacy also available 24/7
• No IV team on the unit
• Unit utilizes hardwire telemetry monitoring (24 hardwire, 8 hardwire overflow) with no dedicated monitor tech, requiring RNs to read and interpret strips
• Vents and balloon pumps used; CRRT and ICP monitoring not performed on this unit
• 2 shifts of floor-specific orientation provided

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• General medical-surgical ICU and trauma experience required
• Experience performing neuro assessments required
• Experience managing drips such as neosynephrine, levophed, vasopressin, amiodarone, dopamine, and dobutamine required
• Experience with patients post-cath, post-CABG, sepsis, respiratory failure, and craniotomy cases required
• Travelers are not permitted on post-CABG or ventriculostomy patient assignments
• Driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct ICU nursing care to a trauma and general medical-surgical ICU patient population
• Navy scrub color required
• Holiday coverage required for one major and one minor holiday during both winter and summer holiday periods
• Prior travel experience preferred
• Candidates must not have been directly employed by any facility within the health system in the past year

American Traveler Job ID #P-777356. 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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