Travel ICU RN - $2,492 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Valencia, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/27/2026
• 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 27, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift ICU RN with 2+ years of ICU experience and active CA RN license required.

Details

• ICU setting with a 1:2 patient ratio
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:30)
• 13-week assignment
• Every other weekend required (Sunday nights not counted as weekend)
• Floating required, potentially to Telemetry and Med-Surg units
• Meditech charting system experience preferred but not required

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS (AHA and Red Cross accepted)
• Previous travel experience required
• Skilled in management of dysrhythmias and multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Experience with arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, and blood product administration
• Proficient in ventilator management, ETT/NT suctioning, and care of ventilated patients
• Experience with CVP monitoring, IV insulin protocols, and titration of cardiac/vasoactive drips
• Neuro ICU skills including EVD, ICP monitoring, hypothermia protocol, and post-craniotomy care
• Experience with continuous IV sedation and neuromuscular blockade management
• Phlebotomy and infection prevention/PPE skills required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to medically complex ICU patients, including neuro, cardiovascular, and renal cases
• Manage patients with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and acute stroke
• Assist with chest tube insertion/removal and procedural sedation monitoring
• Travel pairs accepted, though matching schedules are not guaranteed
• Former permanent employees must have a 365-day separation from the facility before returning as a traveler
• RTO requests must be submitted upfront with no exceptions

American Traveler Job ID #P-768171. 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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