Travel ICU RN - $2,448 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Los Angeles, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 26 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift position requiring cardiovascular, open heart, and balloon pump experience along with an active CA RN license.

Details

• ICU setting caring for adult and geriatric patients
• Unit averages a census of 24 across 28 rooms/beds
• 1:2 patient ratio
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-07:30
• Every other weekend coverage required
• No call requirement
• Self-scheduling available
• Royal blue scrubs required

Requirements

• Active California RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Cardiovascular, open heart, and balloon pump experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• VIP, MAB, or CPI certification from an in-person course required
• Community hospital experience required
• Allscripts charting system experience preferred
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Skilled in arterial line, central line, and PICC line management
• Skilled in blood product administration and starting IVs
• Skilled in care of ventilated patients, ABG interpretation, and suctioning
• Skilled in IV insulin protocols
• Must pass onsite Advanced EKG exam (80% minimum, two attempts allowed)
• Must complete required clinical modules prior to start

Additional Information

• Provide direct bedside care to critically ill adult and geriatric ICU patients
• Manage complex cardiovascular cases including post cardiac surgery, IABP, and cardiac cath patients
• Facility is a smoke and nicotine-free environment; candidates must arrive free of tobacco odor
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the travel rate
• Return staff reviewed on a case-by-case basis
• RTO must be submitted with initial application and cannot be requested during the first two weeks of the assignment
• Once RTO is submitted, dates cannot be changed except to cancel requested time off

American Traveler Job ID #P-756249. 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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