Travel ICU RN - $2,276 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/23/2026
• 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: Oct 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Level I Trauma Center academic medical center requiring 2+ years of ICU experience and a CT or compact RN license.

Details

• Surgical Intensive Care Unit within a mixed acuity unit with both ICU & step-down assignments
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours (7:00-19:00), with a commitment to 4x12s
• Every other weekend required with some holiday coverage
• Possibility to float to adult ICUs at other campuses
• Epic charting system used

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required (pending license accepted)
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required (1.5 years considered with Level I trauma or travel experience)
• Epic charting experience required
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Proficiency in IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, and blood product administration
• Experience with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, and ABG interpretation preferred
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG preferred
• Experience with vasoactive drip titration and continuous IV sedation preferred
• Experience managing post-craniotomy and CVA/acute stroke patients preferred
• 1 professional reference required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a mixed acuity ICU/step-down patient population with multisystem organ dysfunction
• Work within a large Level I Trauma Center, academic medical center setting with 1,000+ beds
• Royal blue scrubs required
• Flu vaccination required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccination required with only religious or medical exemptions accepted
• Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or other emergency response activities as needed
• RTO requests greater than 7 days require additional approval
• Local candidates not accepted; must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility
• Former staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler
• First-time travelers are not preferred for this role

American Traveler Job ID #P-766318. 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

About American Traveler