ICU RN
Los Angeles, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 5

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring a CA RN license and 2 years of ICU experience.

Details

• Acute care ICU with 32 all-private beds
• Patient ratios of 1:2, moving to 1:1 for high acuity cases
• Common diagnoses include trauma, GSW, severe head trauma, stab wounds, CABG, IABP, CHF, GI bleed, DKA, stroke requiring TPA, long bone fractures, GI surgeries, and major transfusions
• Manages critical drips including Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, TPA, and other vasoactive medications
• Ventilator management required
• Uses Cerner EMR
• Bedside Nihon Kohden telemetry monitors requiring independent strip interpretation
• 12-hour night shifts (7p-7a)
• Every other weekend required
• Coverage required for 2 of 3 major holidays
• First to float among staff, primarily to Tele or occasionally ER for holds
• Charge nurse does not carry a patient load
• 24/7 in-house hospitalist/intensivist, RT, and pharmacy support
• No dedicated IV team or nurse aides on unit

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• LA City Fire & Safety certification required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience required
• BSN not required
• Cerner EMR experience preferred (reduces floor orientation to 2 days)
• Sheath pulling experience preferred
• EKG basic dysrhythmia course, pharmacology, and TNCC preferred
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a complex ICU population including trauma, cardiac, and medically complex patients
• Bedside shift report is an expectation
• Should be familiar with stroke and cardiac prophylactic bundles, the ABCDE bundle for ventilator weaning and delirium/mobility management, and VAP prevention bundle
• Self-scheduling available for new schedules; added shifts are plugged in where needed
• Scrub color required: Navy
• Unit has a diverse staff and candidates should be confident and adaptable
• Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment