ICU RN
Rancho Mirage, CA
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a night shift position requiring 2+ years of ICU experience, ACLS/BLS/NIHSS certification, and a CA RN license.

Details

• Adult ICU setting covering cardiac, respiratory, stroke, sepsis, DKA, and post-operative complications (no trauma, no BMT)
• Average daily census of 20 patients
• Night shift schedule (4x12 hours, 19:00-07:00)
• Required to work 3-4 weekend shifts per month
• May be placed on call with a 60 minute call back requirement
• May be required to float to MS/Tele or SDU units within skill set
• Uses Epic charting system and Acudose
• Performs special procedures including central line placement, arterial line placement, EKG, intubation, tracheostomy, thoracentesis, paracentesis, dialysis catheter placement, therapeutic hypothermia, and pacemaker management
• Manages cardiac and vasoactive drips including norepinephrine, dopamine, vasopressin, neosynephrine, epinephrine, precedex, propofol, and heparin

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required (3+ years preferred)
• CCRN certification preferred
• Strong cardiac, respiratory, stroke, sepsis, and post-operative complication experience required
• Pre/post cardiac catheterization experience required
• Peripheral A-line experience required
• Strong code management and defibrillation skills required
• Neuro stroke assessment skills (NIHSS score of 4 or higher) required
• Neuro ICU and Surgical ICU skills required
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Multi-system organ failure management skills required
• Arterial line, central line, and PICC line management experience required
• Experience with blood product administration and starting IVs
• Continuous IV sedation and procedural sedation administration experience required
• Ventilator management and ETT/NT suctioning skills required
• CVA/acute stroke management experience required
• IV insulin protocol experience required
• Chronic/acute renal failure management experience required
• Infection prevention and PPE/isolation precaution skills required
• Epic charting experience preferred
• CRRT, ICP monitoring, and EVD experience preferred
• Pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring and sheath removal skills preferred
• GI surgery and CVVHD/CRRT/shunt and fistula care experience preferred
• Post-neurosurgery management and phlebotomy skills preferred
• Surgical wound and wound vac care skills preferred
• Prior travel assignment experience required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to a diverse adult ICU population including cardiac, neuro, and post-surgical patients
• CVICU/CTICU specific skills such as IABP management may be required if specified for cardiothoracic surgery cases
• Orientation consists of 24 hours total: 3 nights NEO and 1 day shift
• Navy scrub color required
• Flu vaccination required, with exemptions considered on a case-by-case basis
• RTO should not exceed 7 days and must be submitted with initial profile; no more than 4 consecutive days off approved and no time off within the first two weeks of assignment
• Required to work every other holiday, with preference for coverage on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve
• Candidates must be flexible with scheduling as block scheduling is rarely granted
• Local candidates not accepted; permanent address must be over 50 miles from the facility
• Former facility employees must have been separated for 2 or more years to be eligible to return as a traveler
• Only one contract extension allowed, after which time off equal to the combined original and extension length must be taken before returning to this facility as a traveler