Travel MICU RN - $3,266 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: MICU - Medical 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 with a CA RN license for a night shift position supporting a new MS-ICU unit, requiring critical care and ventilator management skills.

Details

• 13-week assignment in the ICU, with initial training at a new MS-ICU unit opening in early 2027
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:30
• 1:1 patient ratio
• Floating required as needed based on census and staffing demands to sister campuses within scope of practice
• On-call required as needed
• Every other weekend required
• Epic charting system experience required
• Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit settings

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS (TNCC preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central and PICC line care
• Experience with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, chest tube assistance, and high flow nasal cannula required
• Experience managing renal failure, CRRT/CVVHD preferred
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Experience with CVA/stroke management, EVD, ICP monitoring, and post neurosurgical care
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and multisystem organ dysfunction care
• ECMO, Swan Ganz monitoring, and FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring experience preferred
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE, massive transfusion protocol, and IV insulin protocols
• Previous charge nurse and teaching hospital experience preferred
• Two supervisor references obtained within the past year required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to medical and surgical ICU patients, including those requiring advanced hemodynamic and respiratory support
• Will train at one of two sister sites during the first week before transitioning to primary campus
• Limited to no RTO accepted during this contract
• Only one holiday may be requested off per contract, observed for New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Must complete lab work within 3-5 days of contract signing
• Local candidates accepted within a 50-mile radius
• Previous Sutter Health employees must have a one-year separation before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-782487. 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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