Travel Trauma ICU RN - $1,729 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Trauma ICU for a travel nursing job in Tyler, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Trauma ICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/17/2026
• 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 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 3

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Level I Trauma ICU position requiring prior ICU experience and a TX or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a Trauma ICU within a Level I Trauma Facility
• 14 rooms and 16 beds on the unit
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 7:00
• Floating required to ICU, IMC, and Tele units as needed
• Epic charting system used

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS required; PALS and TNCC preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Skilled in ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, central line care, IV therapy, blood product administration, and cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• ICP monitoring experience preferred

Additional Information

• Deliver critical care nursing services to trauma ICU patients, including ventilator and hemodynamic management
• Must complete core onboarding items and labs within 48 hours of contract signing
• Orientation includes onsite completion of required training modules
• Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted
• Candidates residing in certain nearby counties are not accepted
• Former staff must wait at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• No more than 3 days of RTO will be auto-approved, and no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation
• Travel pairs or groups are not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-768565. 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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