Travel SICU RN - $2,558 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN SICU - Surgical Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: SICU - Surgical Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/20/2026
• Duration: 10 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 20, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Surgical ICU RN for a 10-week winter coverage assignment requiring CT compact license and SICU experience.

Details

• Surgical ICU (SICU) unit in a short-term acute care hospital with 426 staffed beds
• Level II Trauma Center within the Yale New Haven Health System
• 10-week contract assignment for winter coverage only
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours (7:00 AM-7:00 PM)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required, including to Milford Campus
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Epic EMR required

Requirements

• Active or compact RN license (CT state license required)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of SICU experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Experience with respiratory/thoracic care, BiPAP/CPAP management, and suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Experience caring for ventilated patients
• IV therapy, arterial line, and central line management experience
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response experience, including management of dysrhythmias
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Proficiency with isolation precautions and PPE
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• 1 professional reference required

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care to critically ill surgical ICU patients
• Must start by 12/18/2026 to meet assignment timeline
• No holiday RTO permitted during this assignment
• Maximum of 5 days RTO allowed
• Local radius restrictions waived for this 10-week assignment
• Returning staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a travel candidate
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only
• Free parking available
• First-time travelers may be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-772546. 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 - Surgical ICU

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