What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - ICU position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring ventilator management and drip titration skills.
Details
- Acute care ICU setting with 5 beds
- Patient ratios of 1:2-3, with 1:1 for unstable ventilated patients
- Common diagnoses include sepsis, respiratory failure, encephalopathy, DKA, COPD exacerbation, and RSV/Influenza/COVID-19
- Mixed unit occasionally includes stable pediatric patients, requiring comfort with all age populations
- Uses MEDITECH EMR
- Night shift schedule, 7p-7a, 3x12-hour shifts per week
- Every other weekend required
- Holiday requirement is negotiable
- On-call/low census expectation to report within 30 minutes if called
- Floating required for RNs not fully crosstrained, functioning as helping hands in other departments
- Charge RN is a unit RN who also carries a patient assignment
- 24/7 in-house hospitalist and respiratory therapy coverage
- RT equipment includes ventilators, CPAP/BiPAP, and high flow nasal cannula
- CCU RNs read telemetry strips for med-surg patients
Requirements
- Active OR RN license or eligibility for 90-Day Oregon Emergency License if not currently held
- Active State or Compact (NLC) RN license required; pending licenses not accepted
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- BSN not required
- Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, and PALS (active, not pending)
- Experience with ventilator management and drip titration required
- Experience titrating heparin, vasopressors, Bumex, insulin, and sedation/analgesia drips
- Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility
- Copy of driver's license required for consideration
Additional Information
- Provide direct ICU nursing care including ventilator management and titratable drip administration
- Unit has 1 CNA available during day shift
- Unit orientation is 3-6 shifts, longer if needed
- Dress code requires navy blue scrubs
- Strong staffing ratios and teamwork emphasized on this unit
- Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment
- Candidates may not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past year; PRN employment through outside staffing firms is acceptable
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan