Travel ICU RN - $1,987 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Stockbridge, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 20 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 20 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift assignment requiring 2 years of ICU experience and GA or compact RN licensure.

Details

• ICU setting with 24 rooms and an average daily census of 19
• Patient ratio of 1:2-3, with possibility of a 3rd patient
• Adult to geriatric patient population
• Diagnoses include ARDS, sepsis, stroke, STEMI, DKA, post-op complications, cardiogenic shock, GIB, COPD exacerbation, encephalopathy, liver failure, drug overdose, and ESRD on CRRT
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:00)
• Every other weekend required unless specified otherwise
• Floating required within facility and scope of practice as needed
• Uses Pyxis and Epic systems with SBAR communication
• Navy blue scrubs required
• No travel pairs permitted on the same unit

Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required prior to start
• TNCC certification preferred
• Experience with ventilated patients, HFNC, and ETT/NT suctioning
• IV therapy and central line care/management experience
• CVA/acute stroke management experience
• Post neurosurgery management experience preferred
• CVVHD/CRRT experience preferred
• Cardiac monitoring with dysrhythmia interpretation and management experience
• Post cardiac surgery care experience preferred (not directly from OR)

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex ICU patients requiring close monitoring and specialized interventions
• Max RTO of 7 days per contract, must be finalized at time of consideration
• No RTO requests permitted during orientation week
• Holiday coverage required: if 1-2 major holidays fall within the assignment, both must be worked; if 3 major holidays fall within the assignment, 2 must be worked
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/Day
• Block scheduling is not guaranteed
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Previous Piedmont Health staff must be away from all Piedmont facilities for a full year before returning as a traveler
• Travelers previously cancelled or deemed unable to return to a Piedmont facility must complete one assignment elsewhere before reapplying

American Traveler Job ID #P-775498. 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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