Surgical ICU RN
Bridgeport, CT
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 20, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Surgical ICU RN for a short-term winter coverage assignment requiring a CT or compact RN license and Epic experience.

Details

• SICU unit within a short-term acute care hospital, part of a large health system
• 426 staffed-bed Level II Trauma Center
• 3x12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM
• 10-week contract for winter coverage only
• Works every other weekend
• Floating required, including to an additional campus location
• Patient ratio of 1:2

Requirements

• Active RN license (CT state or compact) required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of SICU experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and emergency response
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line, and central line care/management
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Respiratory/thoracic skills including BiPAP/CPAP management and ventilated patient care
• Suctioning experience (ETT, NT)
• Knowledgeable in isolation precautions and PPE use
• 1 professional reference required
• Teaching hospital, Trauma Level I, and Trauma Level II experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care to surgical ICU patients including hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator management
• Free parking available on-site
• No holiday RTO permitted
• Maximum of 5 days RTO allowed during the assignment
• Local candidate radius restrictions waived for this 10-week assignment
• Previous staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible to return as a traveler
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only