Travel ICU RN - $2,326 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, evenings
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Evenings, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with a minimum of 2 years' ICU experience for a Level II Trauma Center in Wisconsin, requiring a WI or compact RN license.

Details

• 14-bed ICU within a Level II Trauma Center and Primary Stroke Center
• Patient population includes general/medical, cardiac, trauma, surgical, and neuro cases
• Patient ratios of 1:1-3, with team nursing support from experienced MedSurg RNs when ratios exceed 2 patients
• No cardiovascular surgeries performed on the unit
• 12-hour evening shifts, 1900-0700, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend rotation required
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required anywhere in the hospital within scope of practice, with 1:4 ratio when floating to MedSurg/Tele units or ED Boarding with MS patients
• Travelers float first
• Epic EMR, Alaris IV pumps, and Pyxis medication dispensing system used

Requirements

• Active WI or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification required
• TNCC certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Skilled in vent/trach management, tube/drain management, chest tubes, and invasive line management (art line, CVP)
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation skills required
• Experience with medication titration including sedation, pressors, cardiac, pain, and paralytics
• Surgical recovery experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Experience with abdominal pressure monitoring, EVDs, CVVH, and IABP preferred
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Candidate DOB and last 4 of SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Manage critically ill patients with conditions including sepsis, respiratory failure, GI bleeds, cardiac events, trauma, and neuro emergencies
• Unit supported by Charge RN, 1-2 CNAs per shift, HUC on day shift, RT, hospitalists, and intensivists available 24/7, and OT/PT/ST during the day
• 2-day orientation including facility access/training on day 1 and 12-hour unit training with a preceptor on day 2
• Holiday coverage required for 1 holiday per contract
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be approved
• Schedules are built in 6-week increments
• Scrubs must be a solid, professional color with no graphics, logos, or designs
• Free parking available in designated employee areas
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Former employees of the health system or its subsidiaries must be separated for at least 12 months before becoming eligible for this travel position
• No radius rules apply; local candidates accepted at the same rate

American Traveler Job ID #P-756748. 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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