Travel ICU RN - $2,571 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• 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: Dec 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring at least 3 years of ICU experience and a CA RN license.

Details

• Acute care setting in a 20-bed combined ICU/CCU unit
• Patient ratios of 1:2, with some 1:1 assignments
• Night shift schedule, 7p-7a, 12-hour shifts, self-scheduling with 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required to IMCU (stepdown) or Observation units, with new hires floating first
• Uses Cerner EMR
• Charge nurse and nurse aide support available, including dedicated aide coverage 5-5:30pm for blood draws, EKGs, and tech duties
• Philips telemetry monitors used, with nurses responsible for reading strips (no dedicated monitor tech)
• In-house hospitalist/intensivist coverage available on call after hours
• 24/7 respiratory therapy and pharmacy support available
• No dedicated IV team
• Cares for neurosurgical patients (craniotomies, carotids, ventriculostomies, ICP monitoring), open heart, post-cath, impella, and balloon pump patients
• Manages vasoactive drips including vasopressin, levophed, norepinephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, propofol, and fentanyl
• Manages ventilated patients
• CRRT and ECMO not required
• 3 shifts of unit-specific orientation provided

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 3 years of ICU experience required
• Cerner EMR experience preferred
• Travel nursing experience preferred
• General ICU experience required; candidates with neuro or cardiac-specific ICU experience will also be considered
• Must be able to validate skills for specialized cases such as impellas and balloon pumps

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a mixed ICU/CCU patient population including neurosurgical, cardiac, and post-cath patients
• Work alongside charge nurses and nurse aides for support with routine tasks
• Holiday coverage required in line with permanent staff rotation, typically one major and one minor holiday
• Navy scrub color required
• Must pass a Relias Dysrhythmia exam (basic or advanced) prior to confirmed offer
• Must pass a sterile technique test for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes on first day of orientation
• Failure of Relias or sterile technique testing on second attempt results in a 6-month ineligibility period with this health system
• Candidates may not have been directly employed by this health system within the past year
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-757559. 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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