Critical Care Float
Fishers, IN
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 12 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Critical Care Float position requiring 3 years of ICU experience and the ability to float across ICU, PCU, MS, and ED units.

Details

• Critical Care Float position based in the ICU with required floating to PCU, MS, and ED as a helping hands resource
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours from 19:00-7:30
• Patient ratios of 1:2-4, with higher ratios expected during floating assignments
• Patient population includes ARDS, COPD, STEMI, NSTEMI, DKA, AKI, UTI, and acute shock cases
• Utilizes ventilators, Arctic Sun cooling therapy, and balloon pumps (rare use)
• Supports Cath Lab procedures including TR bands, sheath pulls, EEGs, cardioversion, and stress tests
• Cerner charting system used
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays

Requirements

• Active IN or Compact RN license required, must be in hand prior to start (no pending licenses accepted)
• Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 3 years of ICU experience required; strong PCU experience also considered
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Skills required include IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, and blood product administration
• Respiratory skills required including ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, ABG interpretation, and suctioning
• Experience managing vasoactive and cardiac drips, continuous IV sedation, and neuromuscular blockade
• Neurological and cardiac monitoring skills required, including dysrhythmia management, 12-lead EKG, and hypothermia/Arctic Sun protocol
• Chest tube insertion/removal assistance and sheath removal experience required
• 2 supervisor references required
• Nursing degree must be from a university accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time of graduation

Additional Information

• Serves as a Resource Traveler floating within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital as needed based on departmental demand
• Scrub color requirement: red top, black bottoms
• Short-term acute care facility setting
• First-time travelers are accepted for this position
• Local IN residents are not accepted for this position
• Past PRN or permanent IU Health employees must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Current or past IU Health travelers with 12 months of accrued travel employment must take a designated break to reset eligibility: 90 days for out-of-state residents, 180 days for in-state residents
• RTO of 5 days or less can be auto-approved; additional time off requires facility approval