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Travel RN - ICU

$2,141.24 per week

American Traveler

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Metairie, Louisiana, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-12-15

$2,141.24/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an ICU RN for a night shift position requiring 2+ years of experience, Epic proficiency, and a valid LA or compact RN license.

Details

Work in the ICU of a hospital setting

Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)

Patient ratio of 1:2, sometimes flexing to 1:3

Weekend requirement of 4 shifts per 4-week schedule

No on-call responsibilities

Float required to all ICUs, and may float to ED or PACU to care for ICU patients, or occasionally to MS/PCU units at 1:4 ratios

Nurses perform all lab sticks, EKGs, and line starts

Uses equipment including 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 experience required

Requirements

Active LA RN license or Compact RN license required at time of consideration

Current certifications in ACLS, BLS, CPI, and NIHSS required

Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required

IMPELLA and CRRT/NXStage skills required

Experience with IV therapy, arterial line management, central and PICC line management, and blood product administration

Experience with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, ABG interpretation, and suctioning

Experience with CVVHD/CRRT and chronic/acute renal failure management

Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, and managing continuous IV sedation

Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition

Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

Provide direct bedside care in a high-acuity ICU environment with complex cardiac, neuro, renal, and respiratory patients

Must be prepared to care for isolation patients, including potential COVID-19 cases, and know personal N95 mask size

RTO limited to 5 days total

Must reside outside a 75-mile radius to qualify for travel rate; local candidates within 75 miles accepted at local rate

Previous permanent staff must have separated from the health system for at least 1 year to be eligible for travel assignment

First-time travelers may be considered unless otherwise restricted

Two recent supervisor references required for consideration

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12

Vacancy posted 6 hours ago
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