Travel RN - Neuro ICU

Travel RN - Neuro ICU

American Traveler

San Francisco, California, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Rotating

Length (weeks): 14

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-17

$2,413.53/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Neuro ICU position at a Comprehensive Stroke Center, requiring a CA RN license, BSN, and prior teaching hospital experience.

Details

• Neuro ICU floor within a Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Variable 12-hour day/night shifts (3x12)
• Ability to float to other UCSF facilities within a 75+ mile radius as needed
• Epic charting system used

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• BSN required
• AHA BLS and ACLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required
• Prior Neuro ICU and Trauma ICU experience preferred
• EVD experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Skills in IV therapy, arterial line management, central/PICC line care, and blood product administration
• Experience managing ventilated patients, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and ventilator management
• Experience with continuous IV sedation, paralytics, and titrating vasoactive/cardiac drips
• Experience with CVA/acute stroke management, ICP monitoring, lumbar drains, and post-neurosurgical care
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG interpretation
• 2 professional references from most recent employer required for consideration
• Travel experience required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to neuro and trauma ICU patients including post-craniotomy and spinal cord injury cases
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to manage complex neurological conditions
• Travel pairs allowed but generally not placed on the same unit; married couples may not work together on the same unit
• Any prior employment history with University of California medical facilities must be disclosed for rehire eligibility review
• All RTO must be disclosed and approved at time of offer; no RTO permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment
• Locals accepted at the same rate as travel candidates

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12