Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,395 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• 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: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an ICU Nights position requiring a NM or compact RN license and at least 1.5 years of critical care experience.

Details

• Work in the ICU on night shift, 4x12-hour shifts from 18:30 to 07:00
• Option of 36 or 48 hours per week
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Weekend shifts required
• May float to Med-Surg, Stepdown, PCU, ER, or CVICU with a cap of 4 patients while floating
• Brief orientation provided when floating to like units

Requirements

• Active RN license (NM or Compact) required, pending license accepted if obtained prior to start
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS (preferred), and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, blood product administration, and central/PICC line care
• Experience managing ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP, and HFNC therapy
• Proficient in ABG interpretation, ETT/NT suctioning, and ventilator management
• Experience with continuous IV sedation, procedural sedation, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Skilled in dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and care of multisystem organ dysfunction patients
• Experience with CVA/acute stroke management; EVD, ICP monitoring, and post-neurosurgery management preferred
• Familiarity with hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to ICU patients, including neuro and surgical ICU populations
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates not accepted
• Previous staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• No more than 3 days of RTO will be auto-approved, and no RTO permitted during the first week of orientation
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travel pairs or groups not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-729535. 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 - ICU

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