Travel ICU Float Pool RN - $3,288 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in New Haven, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/13/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Surgical ICU RN for a night shift assignment at a Level I Trauma Center requiring CT/compact RN licensure and 2 years of SICU experience.

Details

• Surgical Intensive Care Unit setting within a Level I Trauma Center academic medical center
• Night shift, 4x12-hour shifts (19:00-07:00)
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Float to step-down unit and potentially the sister neuro ICU as needed based on facility needs
• Epic charting system used
• Manages patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure, airway management, and IV drip titration

Requirements

• Active RN license, CT or compact, required prior to start date
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of recent SICU experience required (1.5 years may be considered with Level I trauma or travel experience)
• Epic charting experience required
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, central line and PICC line care, blood product administration
• Experience with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, ABG interpretation, and ETT/NT suctioning
• Experience managing continuous IV sedation and titrating vasoactive drips
• Experience with CVA/stroke management and post-craniotomy care
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
• 1 professional reference required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to surgically complex patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Work within a large academic, Level I Trauma Center environment
• Participation in natural disaster or emergency response activities may be required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require additional approval
• Local candidates within 75 miles of the facility are not accepted
• Former staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to return as a traveler
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-763392. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 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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