Travel ICU RN - $2,395 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/08/2026
• 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: Dec 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring CA RN license, BSN, and prior teaching hospital experience.

Details

• ICU setting including Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units
• 12-hour night shifts (19:00-7:30) on a variable 3x12 schedule
• Ability to float to other UCSF facilities within a 75+ mile radius as needed
• Epic charting system experience required
• 1:2 patient-to-nurse ratio

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required at time of submission
• BSN required
• AHA BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience with a 1:2 patient ratio
• Teaching hospital experience required and must be noted in employment history
• Prior travel experience within the last 12 months required
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line and central line management, PICC lines, blood product administration, and TPN/Lipids
• Experience with ventilator management, ABG interpretation, CVP monitoring, titrating cardiac/vasoactive drips, and continuous IV sedation preferred
• Two professional references from most recent employer required at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to medically and surgically complex ICU patients, including those with multisystem organ dysfunction
• Responsibilities include managing ventilated and hemodynamically unstable patients, administering emergency medications, and monitoring for complications such as abdominal compartment syndrome and infection in immunosuppressed patients
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• Community hospital, LTAC, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate as travelers
• Any prior employment with University of California medical facilities or their acquired facilities must be disclosed with full details for rehire eligibility review
• All requested time off must be disclosed and approved at time of offer, with no additional requests accepted mid-contract and none permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment

American Traveler Job ID #P-778290. 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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