Travel Critical Care Float ICU RN - $2,156 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in San Diego, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• 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: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a float pool position requiring 2+ years of critical care experience and willingness to work across multiple facility locations.

Details

• ICU float pool position requiring work across multiple hospital locations in the San Diego area
• May float to EDIP (emergency department inpatient overflow in the ER)
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-7:00)
• Patient population includes cardiac, neuro, general, stroke, medical, surgical, kidney, liver solid organ transplant, and trauma patients
• 4-week schedule provided two weeks in advance with no blocked or self-scheduling
• Notified by phone approximately 2 hours before shift regarding assigned facility
• Floating within the hospital or to affiliate hospitals based on census and unit requirements

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required at time of consideration
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Minimum 1 year of acute care experience required
• Minimum 1 year full-time equivalent experience in specialty area within the past 2 years required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• CPI Blue Card (Crisis Prevention Institute) required in-hand for all float RNs
• Required skills: A-lines, phlebotomy, PICC lines, chest tubes, ventilator management, telemetry, and IV starts
• Preferred: pulmonary artery line experience, ICP experience, BSN
• Epic EMR experience required and must be documented in work history
• Two supervisor references required, including at least one from the specific unit within the last year
• Prior travel nursing experience required

Additional Information

• Float pool RN providing critical care across multiple hospital campuses based on facility need
• Up to 8 hours of non-billable training modules factored into each 12-hour workweek, completed during orientation and annually
• Maximum 7 days of requested time off per 13-week contract, with no time off permitted during the first 21 days of the assignment
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate as travelers
• Former permanent staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 1 year to return as a traveler
• Candidates with prior employment at the facility must disclose this at time of consideration for approval

American Traveler Job ID #P-784105. 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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