Travel ICU RN - $2,018 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in San Diego, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 01/04/2027
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jan 4, 2027
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a float pool assignment requiring flexibility to work across multiple hospital campuses and critical care skills including A-lines and phlebotomy.

Details

• ICU float pool position covering multiple hospital campuses in the San Diego area
• RN must be willing to work at all float pool locations during the contract, including potential float to the Emergency Department Inpatient (EDIP) overflow unit
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 AM-7:00 PM)
• Patient population includes cardiac, neuro, general, stroke, medical, surgical, renal, and liver/solid organ transplant, and trauma patients
• 4-week schedules provided two weeks in advance with no self-scheduling or blocked scheduling
• RN will be notified by phone 2 hours before each shift regarding facility assignment
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• CPI Blue Card (Crisis Prevention Institute) required in-hand for all float RNs
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Minimum 1 year of acute care experience required
• Minimum 1 year of full-time equivalent experience in ICU specialty within the past 2 years
• Required skills: A-lines, phlebotomy, PICC lines, chest tubes, ventilator management, telemetry, and IV starts
• Pulmonary artery line and ICP experience preferred
• BSN preferred
• Epic EMR experience required and must be noted in work history
• Prior travel nursing experience required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing support across multiple ICU and float locations based on facility census and unit needs
• Candidates with prior employment at this health system must disclose this at the time of application and receive facility approval before assignment
• Returning staff must have been separated from the facility for at least one year to be eligible as a travance
• Locals accepted at the same pay rate as traveler candidates
• Two supervisory or manager references required, with at least one from the specific unit within the past year
• RTO requests must be finalized at the time of application and cannot be changed later
• No RTO permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment, with a maximum of 7 days of RTO preferred per 13-week contract

American Traveler Job ID #P-771025. 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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