Travel Critical Care Float RN - $2,110 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in Newport News, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• 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: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Critical Care Float RN requiring 2+ years of ICU experience and a VA or compact RN license to work across multiple critical care units.

Details

• ,U, and CCU units within a hospital critical care float pool
• Rotates among three 18-bed ICUs and one 6-bed Oncology ICU
• SICU cares for trauma, surgical complication, neuro, and open-heart surgery patients
• MICU cares for critically ill patients with exacerbated medical comorbidities
• CCU cares for post-cardiac procedure patients requiring additional monitoring
• Oncology ICU cares for critically ill oncology patients including those requiring chemo inductions
• All units also care for DKA, ETOH withdrawal, and other patients requiring increased levels of care
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-07:00
• Every other weekend required, including Saturday and Sunday
• May be scheduled to work if a holiday falls during the assignment period
• Floating may be requested based on facility needs
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active VA RN license or proof of compact license required in hand
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required, within the last year in the specialty
• Required certifications: BLS and NIHSS through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• ACLS preferred
• Epic charting experience required
• NIH and stroke education required
• Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, central/PICC/arterial line management, and blood product administration
• Skilled in ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, and airway suctioning
• Experience with CVVHD/CRRT and acute/chronic renal failure management
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips and administering continuous IV sedation
• Experience with CVA/acute stroke management, ICP monitoring, EVD, and TBI/spinal cord injury care
• Experience with post-cardiac surgery care, IABP, and pre/post cardiac catheterization
• Experience interpreting and managing cardiac dysrhythmias
• Experience managing multisystem organ dysfunction/failure and IV insulin protocols
• ECMO and TAVR experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across multiple critical care units based on facility need
• Support patients with complex, high-acuity conditions requiring advanced monitoring and intervention
• Prior permanent employees must have been separated from the facility for at least 6 months before being eligible to travel
• Candidates cannot work Riverside travel and per diem contracts simultaneously
• RTO should be minimal, ideally no full calendar week off and no more than 7 total days, submitted at time of application
• No additional RTO requests will be approved after an offer is extended
• Local candidates accepted at the same base rate
• First-time travelers not accepted for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-733225. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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