Travel ICU RN Float Pool - $3,347 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in San Francisco, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Critical Care Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/01/2026
• Duration: 25 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 1, 2026
• Length: 25 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a float pool position at an academic medical center requiring advanced ECMO and mechanical circulatory support experience.

Details

• Float pool position covering ICU, TCU, ED, and PACU across multiple UCSF facilities and departments
• Cares for critically ill patients requiring advanced cardiovascular and multi-organ support therapies
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• 12-hour Day/Night rotating shifts on a 3x12 schedule (7:00-19:30 or 19:00-7:30)
• Shift may rotate between day and night depending on the 4-week schedule cycle
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Floating required to other UCSF facilities and departments, including reassignment within a 75+ mile radius as needed

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• BSN required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; NIHSS preferred
• Minimum 4 years of recent ICU experience required
• CVICU/CTICU/CCU experience required
• ECMO experience within the last 6 months to 1 year required, including bedside RN management of ECMO patients without dedicated perfusion support
• Trauma Level II experience required
• Teaching hospital/academic medical center experience preferred
• Recent travel nursing experience required, with a completed assignment within the past 12 months and no more than 1 year of travel experience in the past 5 years
• Experience with VA ECMO, VV ECMO, V-PA ECMO, CRRT (NxStage), IABP (Teleflex), Impella, and ventricular assist devices strongly preferred
• Experience with heart failure/cardiogenic shock, pulmonary artery catheters, and cardiothoracic/heart/lung transplant recovery strongly preferred
• Ability to independently manage complex critical care patients
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• 2 references from most recent employer required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide advanced critical care to patients requiring mechanical circulatory support, including simultaneous management of multiple devices such as ECMO with CRRT, Impella, or IABP
• Function within an integrated critical care (ICC) model supporting cardiovascular, transplant, and multi-organ support patient populations
• Any prior employment with University of California medical facilities or their acquired facilities must be disclosed, including dates, units, and manager names for rehire eligibility review
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate as travel candidates
• All requested time off (RTO) must be disclosed at time of offer and approved by the manager; no additional RTO requests will be accepted mid-contract and RTO cannot fall within the first two weeks of the assignment
• Travel pairs are permitted but generally will not be placed on the same unit

American Traveler Job ID #P-740643. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - ICU

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