Travel RN - ICU

$2,862.08 per week

American Traveler

Metairie, LA

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Metairie, Louisiana, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-12-01

$2,862.08/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with Epic charting experience and CRRT/Impella skills for a day-shift travel assignment.

Details

ICU setting within a hospital
Patient ratio of 1:2, sometimes flexing to 1:3
Day shift, 4x12 hour shifts from 7:00 to 19:30
4 weekend shifts required per 4-week schedule
No on-call requirements
Floats to all ICUs and may float to the ED or PACU to care for ICU patients, and occasionally to MS/PCU units at 1:4 ratios
Nurses perform all lab sticks, EKGs, and line starts
Uses Alaris IV Pumps, CADD PCA pumps, Servo I ventilators, Fresenius CRRT Dialysis machines, Edwards Lifesciences cardiac monitors, Medtronic EVD Management Systems, Arctic Sun TMS, GE Monitors, Hill Rom Beds, Pyxis Medication Station, and Veratron Bladder Scanner
Epic charting required

Requirements

Active LA RN license or Compact license required at time of consideration
Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, CPI, and NIHSS
Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
CRRT/NXStage and Impella experience required
Experience with IV therapy, arterial line management, central line and PICC line care, and blood product administration
Experience with ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and respiratory/thoracic care including chest tube assistance and BiPAP/CPAP management
Cardiovascular skills including IABP, TAVR, Swan Ganz monitoring, and post cardiac surgery care
Neurological skills including EVD, ICP monitoring, hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun, and post craniotomy/neurosurgery management
Experience managing continuous IV sedation, vasoactive and cardiac drips, and emergency medications
Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
Must be able to care for isolation patients, including COVID-19 patients, and know N95 mask size

Additional Information

Provide direct ICU nursing care including line starts, lab draws, and EKGs
CPI certification can be obtained at the facility for a fee if not already held
Must reside within a 75-mile radius to qualify for local rate; candidates outside this radius are eligible for travel rate
RTO limited to 5 days total for the assignment
Former permanent employees of the health system must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible for travel assignments

Hours per week: 48

Hours per shift: 12

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