American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU position requiring TX or compact licensure and prior critical care travel experience in a Level 1 trauma facility. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Oct 6
Shift and hours
3x12-hour shifts · nights Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs36 hours a week
Unit and setting
6 South 1/2 CCU · Hospital Patient population includes heart failure, STEMI, pulmonary embolism, arrhythmias, and occasional MICU overflowheart failure, STEMI, pulmonary embolism, arrhythmias, occasional MICU overflow
License
RN license Active TX or compact RN license requiredactive TX or compact RN license
Term
6 weeks · starts Oct 19, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
active TX or compact RN licenseActive TX or compact RN license requiredCheck your license
Certification
BLSCurrent BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
Certification
ACLS
Certification
NIHSS
Experience
minimum 2 years of experienceMinimum 2 years of experience required, with 3+ years and previous travel experience preferred
Experience
prior critical care travel experience in a Level 1 trauma facility
Experience
experience in a busy, high-acuity hospital settingExperience in a busy, high-acuity hospital setting required
Also asks
competent suctioning and identifying issues requiring escalationMust be capable of competent suctioning and identifying issues requiring escalation
Also asks
comfortable with self-scheduling and flexible scheduling without self-selectionMust be comfortable with self-scheduling and flexible scheduling without self-selection
Also asks
no direct employment by a CommonSpirit-affiliated facility within the past yearCandidates must not have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity, within the past year
Preferred
Experience
3+ years of experience
Also asks
previous travel experience
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for Texas travel rolesTexas travel postings that state pay run $1,520/week to $2,470/week, the middle half $1,750/week to $2,230/week, across 415 postings.
The role and schedule
Charting
EpicEPIC EMR used and documentation required
Day to day
direct nursing care to high-acuity ICU patients, including hemodynamic and ventilator managementProvide direct nursing care to high-acuity cardiovascular ICU patients including hemodynamic and ventilator management
cares for paralyzed and sedated patients using BIS and TOF monitoring, occasionallyOccasionally cares for paralyzed and sedated patients using BIS and TOF monitoring
Day to day
titrates drips including epinephrine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, dobutamine, milrinone, amiodarone, cardene, and occasionally GiaprezaTitrates drips including epinephrine, norepinephrine, vasopressin, dobutamine, milrinone, amiodarone, cardene, and occasionally Giapreza
Day to day
interprets own telemetry strips using HP monitorsRNs interpret their own telemetry strips using HP monitors
Day to day
troubleshoots ventilators and responds to emergencies such as self-extubationRNs must troubleshoot ventilators and respond to emergencies such as self-extubation
Floating
first to float to similar unitsFirst to float to similar units
Charge
charge nurse each shift, not always free from patient assignmentsCharge nurse present on each shift, though not always free from patient assignments
Weekends
every other weekend required12-hour night shifts with every other weekend required
On call
no call or standby requirementsNo call or standby requirements
Scheduling
Self-scheduling offered
Holidays
holiday coverage usually requiredHoliday coverage usually required, including days before and after the holiday
Start
Oct 19, 2026Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
Details
RT available in the ICU 24/7RT available in the ICU 24/7
Details
CCU fellow available 24/7Collaborate with a CCU fellow available 24/7 and RT staff present in the ICU around the clock
Details
one aide for all 18 beds when availableMinimal patient care assistant support, approximately one aide for all 18 beds when available
Details
two 12-hour shifts of unit-specific orientationTwo 12-hour shifts of unit-specific orientation provided
Details
teal scrub tops and bottoms with solid or coordinating non-terrycloth jacketsDress code includes teal scrub tops and bottoms with solid or coordinating non-terrycloth jackets
Details
first-time travelers may be considered given sufficient relevant experienceFirst-time travelers may be considered given sufficient relevant experience
Details
6-week assignmentLength: 6 weeks
Support on this unit
Nurse to patient
1:1–1:2<li>18-bed unit with nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2, occasionally 1:1</li> <li>Patient population includes heart failure, STEMI, pulmonary embolism, arrhythmias, and occstated in this posting
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU position requiring TX or compact licensure and prior critical care travel experience in a Level 1 trauma facility.
Details
Work in the 6 South 1/2 CCU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care) unit of an acute care, Level 1 trauma hospital
18-bed unit with nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2, occasionally 1:1
Patient population includes heart failure, STEMI, pulmonary embolism, arrhythmias, and occasional MICU overflow
Neighborhoods+Downtown Houston is an urban loft-and-high-rise pocket aimed at students, singles, and young professionals, with a $320,117 median purchase price, $1,756 average rent, University of Houston-Downtown nearby, and a crime rating safer than 73% of Houston neighborhoods. Midtown ranks #3 on Niche’s 2026 Houston-area list: walkable, artsy, transit-accessible, and increasingly the place to live near downtown. Families cluster in Kingwood and Sugar Land, Spring Branch (parks and schools), and Cinco Ranch—Niche’s #1 suburb, population 18,611, with neighborhood pools, highly graded public schools, parks, and playgrounds. Museum Park and the Astrodome Area also carry A+ Niche grades and sit close to the Medical Center; Taylor Lake Village is a small-town Clear Lake suburb with Clear Creek ISD and a short drive to the Medical Center, Kemah, and Galveston Bay. Commuter “golden zones” are discussed relative to Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor.
Downtown Houston is an urban loft-and-high-rise pocket aimed at students, singles, and young professionals, with a $320,117 median purchase price, $1,756 average rent, University of Houston-Downtown nearby, and a crime rating safer than 73% of Houston neighborhoods. Midtown ranks #3 on Niche’s 2026 Houston-area list: walkable, artsy, transit-accessible, and increasingly the place to live near downtown.
Families cluster in Kingwood and Sugar Land, Spring Branch (parks and schools), and Cinco Ranch—Niche’s #1 suburb, population 18,611, with neighborhood pools, highly graded public schools, parks, and playgrounds. Museum Park and the Astrodome Area also carry A+ Niche grades and sit close to the Medical Center; Taylor Lake Village is a small-town Clear Lake suburb with Clear Creek ISD and a short drive to the Medical Center, Kemah, and Galveston Bay.
Commuter “golden zones” are discussed relative to Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor.
Getting around+Houston is vast sprawl; locals and realtors repeat the same rule: live as close to your workplace as you reasonably can. Average commute is cited at 27 minutes, but that hides huge variance—Katy commenters warn you to hotel overnight and drive both morning and afternoon rushes, with 45-minute-plus runs common, while Sugar Land and Beltway-adjacent areas are recommended for Downtown at roughly 40 minutes to well over an hour in traffic. Primary job nodes named for suburb ranking are Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor. A car is treated as mandatory; public transit is limited (Metro bus from IAH into Downtown; cab about $55 from IAH and about $45 from Hobby). Heavy traffic and thin transit are among the most consistent complaints.
Houston is vast sprawl; locals and realtors repeat the same rule: live as close to your workplace as you reasonably can. Average commute is cited at 27 minutes, but that hides huge variance—Katy commenters warn you to hotel overnight and drive both morning and afternoon rushes, with 45-minute-plus runs common, while Sugar Land and Beltway-adjacent areas are recommended for Downtown at roughly 40 minutes to well over an hour in traffic.
Primary job nodes named for suburb ranking are Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor. A car is treated as mandatory; public transit is limited (Metro bus from IAH into Downtown; cab about $55 from IAH and about $45 from Hobby).
Heavy traffic and thin transit are among the most consistent complaints.
Outdoors+Buffalo Bayou Park is the signature urban greenway, with Downtown skyline views, the Waugh Drive Bat Colony, the Cistern, Johnny Steele Dog Park, and a skate park. Hermann Park offers a kid-friendly train; Memorial Park is the city’s largest greenspace, with Land Bridges and the Eastern Glades (opened 2020) and is compared locally to Central Park. Discovery Green is a 12-acre downtown oasis with Kinder Lake bumper/cruiser boats, the John P. McGovern Playground, and fitness-in-the-park programming. Trails support walking, running, hiking, and group bike rides; the Houston Arboretum is a named hiking destination. On the southeast side, Taylor Lake, Clear Lake, and Galveston Bay support boating, fishing, and kayaking; Go Ape zipline sits at 18427 Southwest Freeway and Geronimo Adventure Park is at 6749 FM 2920.
Buffalo Bayou Park is the signature urban greenway, with Downtown skyline views, the Waugh Drive Bat Colony, the Cistern, Johnny Steele Dog Park, and a skate park. Hermann Park offers a kid-friendly train; Memorial Park is the city’s largest greenspace, with Land Bridges and the Eastern Glades (opened 2020) and is compared locally to Central Park.
Discovery Green is a 12-acre downtown oasis with Kinder Lake bumper/cruiser boats, the John P. McGovern Playground, and fitness-in-the-park programming. Trails support walking, running, hiking, and group bike rides; the Houston Arboretum is a named hiking destination.
On the southeast side, Taylor Lake, Clear Lake, and Galveston Bay support boating, fishing, and kayaking; Go Ape zipline sits at 18427 Southwest Freeway and Geronimo Adventure Park is at 6749 FM 2920.
Houston is distinct for nurses because of the Texas Medical Center—one of the world’s largest medical complexes—plus no state income tax and housing that still undercuts most big U.S. cities. Midtown, Museum Park, and the Astrodome Area sit near TMC; Downtown lofts average about $1,756 a month. Families often choose Cinco Ranch, Sugar Land, Kingwood, or Spring Branch, but Katy-style suburbs can mean 45-minute-plus drives—test both rush hours. A car is essential; transit is thin and traffic is the daily tax. Budget for a 1.40% property-tax rate and insurance averaging $4,644 a year on a $300,000 house. Summers are brutally hot and humid, pests are constant, and flooding is neighborhood-specific (Tropical Storms Arthur and Bertha in 2026). The payoff is food (The Pit Room, El Tiempo), Buffalo Bayou and Memorial Parks, the Museum District, the Rodeo, and free events at Discovery Green. Safety is hyper-local: pick the neighborhood, not just the city.
