Job Description & Requirements
Registered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU - Travel - (ICU RN)
StartDate: 9/21/2026
Available Shifts: 12 N
Pay Rate: $2038.00 - $2142.00
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General Information:
Beds: 19 (Staffing for 15 beds)
Generalized ICU
Separate Cardiac ICU
There is not a stepdown unit
Experience: 2 years of experience in Critical Care required
Will accept a first-time traveler? Yes
Permanent staff must wait 2 years before returning as a traveler
Travelers cannot live within a 75-mile radius of the facility
Patient Types:
Respiratory Failure, GI Bleeds, DKA, Sepsis, CVA’s/TIA, Post-Arrest, ETOH, IVDA
Complicated Post-operative Patients
There is a pediatrics unit, but not a PICU – on rare occasions a pediatric patient may be admitted to this unit (PALS required) until they are able to stabilize/transfer or ship out
Typically, this is an older child, but the unit can take 1-year old and up – staff is very supportive in this situation
Do not offer:
Trauma or Neuro
May stabilize and transfer
Patient Ratios:
1:2-3 (acuity dependent)
Required Certifications:
BLS
ACLS
PALS
CPI or MOAB – must have prior to start
CCRN (preferred)
Skills required:
Must have general ICU experience
Invasive line management (CVP, A-lines) - may have to assist with beside central line insertions
Insulin Drips, Critical care drips
Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation, BiPap and Vent Management, Vapotherm
Experience with drains, chest tubes
Skills preferred:
Balloon Pumps (not typically given to travelers), Temporary Pacemaker (preferred, usually given to staff)
CRRT – not provided at this facility at this time
Support on the Unit:
CNA/HUC (Ratio: 1:15) - staffing dependent and not always available
Charge nurse is free floating to be a resource
Responds to codes/RRT
Will assist with HUC duties when that support is not available
Phlebotomy will do peripheral draws
RT, 24/7
Intensivist in house 24/7
House Supervisor, 24/7
Charting System/Equipment:
EPIC – (strongly preferred)
BD Alaris IV Pumps
Omnicell (medication dispensing)
Monitors: Spacelabs
Floating:
CVICU - assignments excluded fresh (24 hours) post open-heart surgery. Will be expected to take ICU overflow
PCCU (Cardiac Stepdown) – floated based off census
ED Holding – task RN – ICU overflow/holding
Orientation:
2 days of NEO orientation – will include EPIC test
1 shift in the ICU
Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: every other
Required call? No
Holiday Expectations: holiday rotation required
Approval of time off: up to 5 days – otherwise, must request manager approval
If requesting a full week – must extend to accommodate a 13-week contract
Shift times: 7a-7p; 7p-7a – cannot clock in until 7 minutes before shift starts
Schedule cycle: 4 weeks
Other notes or things you want us to check/verify?
Scrub Color: Ceil Blue and/or White
Free Parking
Required Qualifications
Registered Nurse, ICU
Experience: 2 years
Licenses: RN(Compact Accepted)
Certifications: BLS; ACLS; CERT-Crisis Prevention Intervention; PALS
SSN Required
DOB Required
References: 1 Reference in the last 12 months
skills checklist within 12 mos
reference dated within 12 mos for job worked within 5 yrs
Job Benefits
At AMN Healthcare we take care of our travelers! We offer:
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Competitive pay rates
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Free, quality, private housing
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Medical, Dental, Vision
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401(k) and Flex Spending
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Life Insurance
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Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
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Free Continuing Education
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Refer a friend and earn extra cash!
About the Company
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.
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