Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Position ID: P-760521

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 18

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

$2,302.24/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float position requiring MO or compact RN licensure and prior travel experience.

Details

Critical Care Float role covering multiple ICUs including Trauma, Oncology, Cardiac/Heart and Vascular, Neurology, Medicine, and COVID units

May also float to inpatient floors such as Oncology, Neurology, Med Surg, Medicine, Trauma, Heart and Vascular, and COVID when ICU needs are low

ICU staffing ratio of 2:1 on all shifts; up to 1:3 when floated to inpatient floors

May be utilized as a patient sitter if needed

Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 18:45-7:15)

Every other weekend requirement or 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule, plus holiday rotation

Uses EPIC charting system

Short term acute care hospital setting

Requirements

Active MO or compact RN license required

BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required

CPI, OCN, and TNCC certifications preferred

Minimum of 2 years ICU experience required

Prior travel nursing experience required (first-time travelers not accepted)

CVICU experience not required but preferred

EPIC EMR experience strongly preferred

Required skills: ventilator management, IV starts, telemetry, and conscious sedation

Preferred skills: Swan-Ganz/hemodynamic interpretation, IABP, Impella, ECMO, vasoactive drips, CRRT, triage, ICP monitoring, PA lines, and Level I Trauma experience

CRRT experience beneficial

Additional Information

Provide critical care nursing across multiple ICU specialties with flexibility to float within the service line

Navy blue scrub color required

Free parking provided on-site

Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for this position

Maximum of 7 days RTO per 13-week contract; no RTO permitted during the first week of orientation

Additional RTO requests are not accepted after submission, offer, or start of assignment

Standard travelers may work up to an 18-month period before requiring a 3-month break in service

Former permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler

Contract length is firm and must be fulfilled in full once signed

Facial hair must allow for proper respirator fit testing