Travel ICU RN - $2,565 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/14/2026
• 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: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week assignment requiring a CA license and Epic experience.

Details

• Work in the ICU of a community hospital setting
• 1:2 patient ratio
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours), including both 7:00-19:30 and 11:00-23:30 shifts
• Willing to float to Med/Surg as needed
• Epic EMR used for charting

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in-hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS required; CPI preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Community hospital experience required
• Epic charting experience required (within past 6 months)
• Skills required include IV therapy, central line care, arterial line management, blood product administration, PICC line management, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Respiratory/ventilator skills required including BiPAP/CPAP management, care of ventilated patients, ABG interpretation, and suctioning
• Cardiac monitoring skills required including dysrhythmia interpretation/management and 12-lead EKG acquisition
• Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure required
• IV insulin protocol experience required
• Chronic/acute renal failure management experience required
• Infection prevention and isolation precautions/PPE knowledge required
• Phlebotomy skills required
• Teaching hospital, LTAC, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Previous charge experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to ICU patients with complex medical needs
• Must reside within a 75-mile radius of the facility
• RTO requests always require facility approval and must be submitted in advance
• Travel experience is not required, making this position open to first-time travelers
• Experience in oncology chemotherapy administration, procedural sedation, and neurological care (including EVD, ICP monitoring, lumbar drains, and post-neurosurgery management) is preferred
• Experience with cardiovascular care including post-cardiac surgery, cardiac cath, TAVR, and Swan Ganz monitoring is preferred

American Traveler Job ID #P-786881. 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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