Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $1,820 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/25/2026
• 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 25, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a night shift ICU position in Florida, requiring a minimum of 3 years of critical care experience with trauma and neuro backgrounds.

Details

• Hospital ICU setting serving as a primary trauma and stroke unit
• Patient ratio of 2:1 or 1:1
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00–07:30)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required on an as-needed basis
• Holiday coverage required on an as-needed basis
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active FL or compact RN license currently in hand
• Current certifications required at time of consideration: BLS and ACLS (both via AHA), and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Minimum 3 years of recent critical care experience with acute and/or chronically ill patients
• Trauma and neuro ICU experience required
• Charge RN and Neuro ICU experience preferred
• Nursing degree from an accredited school, or from an institution approved by the Florida Board of Nursing (FBON) plus 2 years of recent, consecutive acute care experience within the past 24 months in a US hospital
• Epic EMR experience required
• Must successfully complete a Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening, including fingerprint-based state and federal criminal history checks, abuse registry review, and screening for disqualifying offenses

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to trauma and neurological ICU patients
• A Basic Arrhythmia assessment is required; candidates must pass with an overall Angoff score of 83% or greater, 100% in the lethal rhythm section, and 83% in all other sections
• Proof of vaccination status required — declinations are not accepted
• Smoke-free facility
• Local candidates residing within a 60-mile radius of the facility are eligible, but at a reduced pay rate
• 13-week contract

American Traveler Job ID #P-727689. 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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