Travel SICU RN - $1,942 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN SICU - Surgical Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: SICU - Surgical Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• 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: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Surgical/Trauma ICU night shift position requiring VA or compact RN license and Epic experience.

Details

• 15-bed Surgical/Trauma ICU in a Level 1 trauma teaching hospital
• Cares for adult surgical and trauma critical care patients with a 1:2 patient ratio
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM-7:00 AM)
• Works every other weekend and 2 of the 3 winter holidays
• Can offer 36 or 48 hours per week
• Block scheduling cannot be accommodated or guaranteed
• Required to float within scope of practice per facility policy
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active VA or compact RN license (pending license accepted, must be in hand by the Wednesday before start)
• BLS and ACLS certification required; TNCC preferred
• Minimum 1 year of recent SICU experience
• Epic EMR experience required
• BSN preferred
• Teaching hospital and Level I/II trauma experience preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central and PICC line care
• Experience with ventilated patients, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and ETT/NT suctioning
• Experience titrating vasoactive drips and administering continuous IV sedation
• Experience with EVD, ICP monitoring, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury care preferred
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and multisystem organ dysfunction care
• Two professional references required

Additional Information

• Provide direct critical care nursing to adult surgical and trauma ICU patients
• Assist with chest tube insertion/removal and procedural sedation monitoring as needed
• Complete specialty-specific orientation modules (up to 16 non-billable hours) recorded in Workday
• Maximum of 40 hours RTO permitted per 13-week contract, must be disclosed prior to submission
• Any vacation time between sign date and start date must be disclosed to arrange an appropriate start date
• Previous UVA permanent staff or traveler employment requires 1-year separation and leadership approval
• External travelers may not exceed 365 total assignment days at this facility and are not eligible to return after reaching that limit
• No radius rule applies to this position
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-759257. 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 - Surgical ICU

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