ICU RN
Odessa, TX
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with critical care skills and travel experience for a night shift assignment requiring TX or compact licensure.

Details

• Work in the ICU of a hospital, with potential assignments in PCU and MS/Tele based on facility needs
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours, 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM
• Floating to MS/Tele required when ICU census is low, with ratios of 5-6:1 on those units
• Floating may occur for the majority of scheduled shifts depending on census
• 36 or 48 hours per week considered
• Patient ratio in ICU typically 1:2-3
• Cerner charting system experience preferred

Requirements

• Active RN license (TX or compact) currently in hand
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and TNCC or TCAR
• Completion of 6 hours total of stroke education required
• Completion of an EKG course required
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Skills required include IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Respiratory skills required include care of ventilated patients, BiPAP/CPAP management, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, and suctioning
• Experience with continuous IV sedation, paralytics, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Neurological skills required include CVA/acute stroke management, ICP monitoring, and post neurosurgery management
• Experience managing and interpreting dysrhythmias required
• Experience with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure management required
• Experience with IV insulin protocols required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing in a high-acuity ICU setting, with potential cross-training to PCU as the unit opens
• Facility conducts its own onsite drug screen upon arrival, including marijuana testing, with automatic cancellation for any positive result
• Candidates should avoid any substances, including CBD products, that could result in a positive drug screen after clearance
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, as local candidates are not accepted
• RTO must be submitted with candidate consideration
• Skills preferred include FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring, phlebotomy, post cardiac surgery care, and TAVR sheath removal management