What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - ICU position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 2
Description
American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a day shift assignment requiring 24 months of recent ICU experience and float capability to Med Surg
Details
- ICU unit with 5 ICU beds and 3 stepdown beds
- Patient ratios of 1:2, occasionally 1:3 during overflow
- ICU patient types include vent, BiPAP, AirVo, bariatric surgery, and general surgery
- Manages drips including propofol, levophed, diltiazem, insulin, and heparin
- Float required to Med Surg unit when ICU census is low or staff call out
- Med Surg patient types include bariatric surgery, ortho, and general med surg with a 1:5 ratio
- Day shift schedule with 7a start, 3x12s, 36 hrs/week, no 48-hour weeks
- Every third weekend required
- No on-call requirements
- Uses Epic EMR
Requirements
- Active IA RN license or compact/multistate license required
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications (AHA or ARC)
- Active TNCC certification required
- NIHSS certification preferred, can be obtained during onboarding
- Minimum 24 months of recent/current ICU experience required
- Travel experience within the previous 24 months required
- Epic EMR experience required
- Comfort caring for 2-5 patients
- Telemetry reads/measures experience required
- Med Surg experience strongly encouraged due to float requirements
- Driver's license required for consideration
- Professional reference from a supervisor, charge nurse, manager, director, CNO, or COO within the past 24 months preferred
Additional Information
- Holiday rotation required, with 1-2 of 3 upcoming winter holidays to be worked unless the unit is closed
- Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility based on driver's license address
- Past UnityPoint Health employees (FTE or PRN float pool) are ineligible to work travel assignments at any UPH facility if employed within the past 12 months
- First-time travelers are not eligible for this position based on the required travel experience
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan