Travel ICU RN - $3,451 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Albany, New York.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float Pool day shift position requiring prior travel experience and the ability to float across multiple ICU settings.

Details

• Critical Care Float Pool within a Level I trauma center
• Required to float across neuro/trauma SICU, MICU, CPS/VICU, CCU, and progressive critical care unit (PCCU)
• Also cares for ICU/PCC patients boarding in the ED and PACU awaiting bed placement
• Day shift schedule, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Every other weekend required
• Rotating holiday coverage required
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active NY RN license required at time of consideration
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• AHA or RQI issued certifications required
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Level I trauma center ICU experience and float experience across multiple ICU types highly preferred
• One professional reference from a supervisor or manager (not a charge nurse) dated within the past year
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• Medical exemption (signed by a licensed professional) required for flu vaccine exemption; personal or religious exemptions not accepted
• Navy blue scrubs required

Additional Information

• Provide ICU-level critical care to a variety of patient populations across multiple critical care units
• Must be comfortable and competent managing diverse ICU patient types including neuro/trauma, medical, cardiac, and progressive care
• Competency testing required within 24 hours of consideration, with up to 2 attempts to pass
• No blocked scheduling permitted
• More than 3 call-outs within a 13-week assignment may result in contract termination, with make-up shifts required within 6 weeks
• RTO must be requested at time of consideration
• Local candidates residing within a 50-mile radius of the facility in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, or Washington counties are not eligible

American Traveler Job ID #P-769449. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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