Travel ICU RN - $2,723 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Placentia, 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, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 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 night shift position requiring a CA license, Epic experience, and prior travel experience.

Details

• Work in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital setting
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-7:30
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in-hand when applying (EMSA not accepted)
• Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Minimum of 1 year charge experience required
• Minimum of 1 year acute care experience required
• Minimum of 1 year experience in ICU specialty within the past two years required
• Epic EMR experience required and must be noted in work history
• Prior travel experience required
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Experience with critical care skills including ventilator management, arterial line management, central line care, titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips, and CVA/stroke management
• Experience with hemodynamic monitoring, massive transfusion protocol, and management of multisystem organ dysfunction preferred
• Two supervisor references required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing services to ICU patients requiring advanced monitoring and intervention
• Must be able to manage complex cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological, and GI patient needs
• Participate in emergency response and cardiac monitoring including dysrhythmia management and 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Screenshot confirming requested time off (RTO) required when applying
• No RTO permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment, with a maximum of 7 days preferred per 13-week contract
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travel candidates
• Previous staff must be gone a minimum of 1 year to return as a traveler
• Manager may choose to conduct an interview prior to assignment confirmation

American Traveler Job ID #P-788644. 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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