Burn ICU RN
Bridgeport, CT
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 4, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Burn ICU RN for a night shift assignment at a Level II Trauma Center, requiring 2+ years of critical care experience and a CT or Compact RN license.

Details

• Burn ICU (BICU) unit within a short-term acute care hospital with 426 staffed beds
• Level II Trauma Center
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-07:30)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required as needed
• May occasionally be assigned non-critical patients due to mixed patient population on the unit
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active CT or Compact RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience in specialty (1.5 years considered for candidates with Level I trauma or travel experience)
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS
• Preferred certifications: CCRN, NIHSS, TNCC
• Epic charting experience required
• Skills needed include ventilator management, ABG interpretation, central line and PICC line care, chest tube assistance, BiPAP/CPAP management, cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips, and procedural sedation monitoring
• Experience with Swan Ganz/Pulmonary Artery Line monitoring preferred
• 1 professional reference required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required with only religious or medical exemptions accepted

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to burn and critical care patients, managing complex respiratory, cardiac, and neurological needs
• Participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed
• Part of the Yale New Haven Health System with free parking available
• Local candidates not accepted; must reside more than 75 miles from the hospital
• Former staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role