Travel ICU/Stepdown Registered Nurse - $1,840 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/19/2026
• 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: Aug 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an RN for a Stepdown/PCU position requiring 2 years of PCU/ICU experience and frequent floating to ICU and MedSurg units.

Details

• Stepdown/PCU unit with 21 beds in a hospital setting
• Frequently floats to ICU and MedSurg units
• Patient ratios: Stepdown 1:4-5, ICU 1:2, MedSurg 1:5-6
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00-7:00
• Care for cardiac, vascular, neuro, and renal patient populations including NSTEMI, post cardiac cath, CVA, and CIWA/substance withdrawal patients
• Manages non-titrating drips including Amiodarone, NTG, Cardizem, Lopressor, and Cardene
• Cares for patients on peritoneal dialysis, stable BiPAP, heated high-flow (<80%), and home ventilators (Trilogy)
• Performs wound care and nebulizer treatments
• Hemodialysis performed in the Dialysis Department
• Uses Meditech EMR
• Floating required across Stepdown, ICU, and MedSurg units
• Every other weekend (EOW) required
• Weekly orientation held every Wednesday

Requirements

• Active SC or compact RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of PCU/Stepdown/ICU experience required
• ICU experience required in addition to PCU experience due to floating requirements
• Meditech charting experience preferred
• Comfort with vascular care including fem-pop and CEA cases
• Comfort managing patients post cardiac catheterization with intervention
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Previous charge experience preferred

Additional Information

• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to qualify for the travel rate
• Must be comfortable with frequent floating between Stepdown, ICU, and MedSurg units
• Royal blue and white scrubs required
• Expect to work some holidays and weekends in rotation with staff
• Previous employees must have been gone at least 1 year and in good standing at time of departure to be considered
• Minimal to no RTO approved, especially during the first weeks of the assignment
• RTO must be approved prior to assignment start

American Traveler Job ID #P-730055. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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