Travel ICU RN - $2,022 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

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

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with a TX or compact license for a night shift assignment requiring critical care skills and floating capability.

Details

• ICU setting within a hospital environment
• Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 18:30-7:00)
• 36 or 48 hours per week considered
• Floating required to MS/Tele units during low census periods, potentially for the majority of scheduled shifts
• Ratios of 5-6:1 when floating to MS/Tele
• Standard ICU ratio of 1:2-3
• May work in ICU, PCU, and/or MS/Tele based on facility needs as PCU opens
• Cerner charting system preferred

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC or TCAR
• 6 hours total of stroke education required (facility can provide if needed)
• EKG course completion required (facility can provide if needed)
• Cerner charting experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Skilled in ventilator management, arterial line management, central line care, and PICC line management
• Skilled in titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Skilled in continuous IV sedation and neuromuscular blockade administration
• Experience with CVA/acute stroke management and post-neurosurgery care preferred
• Experience with post cardiac surgery and pre/post cardiac cath care preferred
• Experience with TAVR and sheath removal preferred
• Two supervisor references required from within the last 3 years of employment
• RTO must be submitted with candidate profile

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing across ICU, PCU, and MS/Tele units as needed based on census
• Facility conducts its own onsite drug screening upon arrival, including marijuana testing, with automatic cancellation for positive results
• Candidates should avoid CBD products prior to arrival to prevent a positive drug screen result
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be considered, as local candidates are not accepted
• First-time travelers are not being considered for this role

American Traveler Job ID #P-740355. 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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