Travel SICU RN - $2,276 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/23/2026
• 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: Oct 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Level I Trauma Center position requiring a CT or compact RN license and prior SICU experience.

Details

• Surgical ICU setting within a Level I Trauma Center, academic medical center
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Floating to step-down unit required as needed
• 1:3 patient ratio
• Epic charting system required
• No block scheduling accommodations

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required prior to start date
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required (1.5 years considered for Level I Trauma or travel experience)
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Epic charting experience required
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Level I or Level II Trauma Center experience preferred
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Travel nursing experience required
• Skilled in airway management, IV therapy, arterial and central line management
• Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Proficient in ventilator care and ABG interpretation
• Experience titrating vasoactive drips and continuous IV sedation
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency response
• Knowledge of isolation precautions and PPE use
• One professional reference required

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity Surgical ICU setting
• Support multisystem organ dysfunction and failure management
• Participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only
• First-time travelers accepted
• Local candidates not accepted within 75 miles of the facility
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require additional approval
• Returning staff must have a 2-year gap before being eligible as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-763850. 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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