Travel ICU RN - $2,540 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Sacramento, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/18/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel RN – ICU | Job Details

Specialty: ICU RN
Care Setting: Acute Care
Guaranteed Hours:  13 /week
Shift: 12-hour Nights
Weekend: Every other weekend (EOW)
Start Dates:11/10 or 11/17 only

Unit Details

• 12-bed Medical/Surgical ICU
• Patient ratio: 1:1–2
• EMR: Cerner
• Scrubs: Navy
  • Undershirts: navy, white, or black
  • Scrub jacket optional; must be navy
• Telemetry: Required — must read and interpret EKG strips
• Ventilators: Yes
• Hospitalist/Intensivist: In-house
• RT: 24/7
• Pharmacy:  24/7

Required Certifications

• BLS – AHA
• ACLS – AHA
• NIHSS

Experience / Clinical Requirements

Experience with Medical/Surgical ICU patients, including:

• NSTEMI
• CVA
• Multi-organ failure
• Sepsis
• Respiratory failure
• Post-operative complications
• Ventilated patients
• TEE and bronchoscopy bedside procedures
• Comfort-care patients

Scheduling

• 12-hour nights
• EOW
• Minimum 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period
• Self-scheduling, subject to manager approval/balancing
• Schedule released approximately 4 weeks at a time
• Block scheduling generally not available
• OT and extra shifts available
• Mid-shift floating is rare but possible
• May float to other Sacramento facilities
• First-to-float requirement

Orientation

• 1–2 days of unit-specific orientation with a preceptor

Submission Requirements

• Active RN license required at submission
• 2 supervisor references required at submission
  • 1 reference within the past 12 months
  • 1 reference within the past 3 years
  • Charge RN references are accepted
• Driver's license required at submission to validate legal name
• Pulse profile must exactly match the government-issued ID name
• No middle initial or middle name on Pulse

Dysrhythmia Exam – Important

Before acceptance, the UNA Basic Dysrhythmia (DYS) Exam is required.

• Must be completed within 24–48 hours
• Pass/fail
• 2 attempts allowed
• Test A first; Test B for the retake
• Screenshot showing number of attempts required
• A Relias Basic Dysrhythmia exam completed within the last 12 months may be accepted
• Failure of the second attempt results in DNU for CommonSpirit AZ and Sacramento facilities

Holidays

Travelers are expected to work 2 of the 3 major holidays:

• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• New Year's

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits