STICU RN
Asheville, NC
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Surgical/Trauma ICU position requiring trauma and surgical ICU experience at a Level I trauma center.

Details

• Surgical Trauma ICU (STICU) setting within a Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated hospital
• 20-bed unit with a 1:2 patient ratio
• Staffing includes RNs, a supervisor, PCT, and ICU waiting room HUC per shift
• Uses equipment including EVDs, Camino/bolts, wound vacs, Baxter IV pumps, GE Carescape monitors, GE ventilators, iCool machines, Blanketrol, Bair Hugger, Prisma Max CRRT, Zoll, Kangaroo feeding pumps, and Alaris PCA pumps
• Documentation completed in Cerner PowerChart
• Night shift schedule from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM on a 6-week schedule with 6 required weekend shifts
• Travelers float before core staff and may float to MICU, NSICU, CVICU, CICU, or Step Down
• Modified self-scheduling available

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required
• Active ACLS and BLS certifications required
• Trauma ICU experience required (Level I or Level II Trauma Center)
• Surgical ICU experience required
• Acute care ICU skills required; LTAC experience not considered
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Experience with procedures such as intubation, extubation, chest tube placement, central line and A-line placement, bronchoscopy, endoscopy, proning, TPA administration, trach placement, EVD/bolt placement, and CRRT/HD
• US SSN and date of birth required for consideration
• No employment gaps of 90+ days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care to critically ill surgical and trauma ICU patients
• Work as part of a collaborative, team-oriented unit valuing flexibility and a positive attitude
• Required dress code is all navy or all white scrubs, or navy bottoms with a white top
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility, as no local candidates are accepted
• Kind and compassionate patient interaction is expected