Travel MICU RN - $2,059 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Monroe, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• 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 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN - ICU with 2+ years of ICU experience and a NC or compact RN license for a Medical ICU night shift position.

Details

• Medical ICU unit with 14 beds and an average daily census of 14 patients
• Adult patient population with diagnoses including sepsis, DKA, strokes, CIWA, respiratory/kidney/liver failure, GI bleeds, surgical patients, CHF, and COPD
• No cardiothoracic or high-level neuro surgery patients
• Patient ratios of 1:2-3 depending on staffing
• 12-hour night shifts (1900-0700), 36 hours per week
• Weekend rotation of 6 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday)
• Floating required to other ICU or PCU areas, typically not MedSurg, in rotation with staff
• No on-call or call-back requirements
• Unit supported by CNA, charge RN, RT, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage 24/7
• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump: Alaris, Med dispensing: Omnicell, Monitors: Phillips

Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Skills required: vented patients, trachs, chest tubes, critical drip maintenance, central line maintenance, art lines, wound care, wound vacs, drains, cardiac rhythm interpretation, PIV starts, and NG tube insertion/maintenance
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to adult ICU patients requiring close monitoring and advanced interventions
• Facility is a 174-bed Stroke Center with no trauma designation and is not a teaching hospital
• Orientation includes NEO and 2 shifts in-unit to orient to the hired shift
• Holiday coverage required for 50% of holidays within the contract
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be approved
• Scrub color required: Navy Blue
• Free parking available
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Previous AHSE facility employees must be separated from a permanent position for at least 1 year before being eligible

American Traveler Job ID #P-784123. 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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