ICU Registered Nurse
Metairie, LA
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 1, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with Epic charting experience and CRRT/Impella skills for a day-shift travel assignment.

Details

• ICU setting within a hospital
• Patient ratio of 1:2, sometimes flexing to 1:3
• Day shift, 4x12 hour shifts from 7:00 to 19:30
• 4 weekend shifts required per 4-week schedule
• No on-call requirements
• Floats to all ICUs and may float to the ED or PACU to care for ICU patients, and occasionally to MS/PCU units at 1:4 ratios
• Nurses perform all lab sticks, EKGs, and line starts
• Uses Alaris IV Pumps, CADD PCA pumps, Servo I ventilators, Fresenius CRRT Dialysis machines, Edwards Lifesciences cardiac monitors, Medtronic EVD Management Systems, Arctic Sun TMS, GE Monitors, Hill Rom Beds, Pyxis Medication Station, and Veratron Bladder Scanner
• Epic charting required

Requirements

• Active LA RN license or Compact license required at time of consideration
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, CPI, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• CRRT/NXStage and Impella experience required
• Experience with IV therapy, arterial line management, central line and PICC line care, and blood product administration
• Experience with ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and respiratory/thoracic care including chest tube assistance and BiPAP/CPAP management
• Cardiovascular skills including IABP, TAVR, Swan Ganz monitoring, and post cardiac surgery care
• Neurological skills including EVD, ICP monitoring, hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun, and post craniotomy/neurosurgery management
• Experience managing continuous IV sedation, vasoactive and cardiac drips, and emergency medications
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Must be able to care for isolation patients, including COVID-19 patients, and know N95 mask size

Additional Information

• Provide direct ICU nursing care including line starts, lab draws, and EKGs
• CPI certification can be obtained at the facility for a fee if not already held
• Must reside within a 75-mile radius to qualify for local rate; candidates outside this radius are eligible for travel rate
• RTO limited to 5 days total for the assignment
• Former permanent employees of the health system must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible for travel assignments