Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $2,059 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Matthews, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• 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: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift contract position requiring at least 2 years of ICU experience and NC or compact RN licensure.

Details

• 12-hour night shift, 1900-0700, 36 hours per week
• MICU unit with 4 beds and a census of 4
• Patient ratio of 1:2 with a total of 3 RNs per shift, including one Charge RN
• Patient population includes medical cases such as CIWA, sepsis, DKA, respiratory failure, kidney failure, liver failure, GI bleeds, infections, CHF, and COPD
• Also cares for general surgical patients with complications or requiring closer monitoring
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Uses Alaris IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, and Philips monitors
• No floating required
• No on-call requirements
• Weekend rotation of 6 shifts per 6-week schedule (Friday, Saturday, Sunday considered weekends)

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Minimum 12 months of recent core experience in unit specialty area within the last year
• Skilled in peripheral IV starts, foley and NG tube insertion/maintenance, vent and trach care, wound care and wound vacs, drain management, central line and art line maintenance, cardiac rhythm and ABG interpretation, code response, and critical drip titration
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Deep flap surgery experience preferred but not required
• 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct ICU-level nursing care in a 4-bed MICU unit with support from a Charge RN, Resource Nurse, RT, Hospitalist, and Intensivist coverage
• RNs perform all peripheral blood draws as no phlebotomy support is present
• IV/VAT team available during certain dates and times
• No CNA or HUC support within the department
• Unit culture described as small, close-knit, and fun
• Facility is a 44-bed hospital, not trauma designated, and not a chest pain or stroke center
• Orientation includes NEO and one shift of department orientation
• Holiday coverage required for 50% of contract holidays, including Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Free parking available
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Must be separated from any Advocate Health Southeast facility for at least 1 year following prior permanent employment
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-775871. 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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