Travel RN - ICU
Somerset, Kentucky
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 11
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- ICU
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour days · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Sep 14, 2026 · Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Travel package
- Housing provided
About this role
Assignment Overview Shift: Days, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Sep 14, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an ICU position requiring a KY or compact RN license and 1-2 years of acute care experience.
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Requirements
- RN
- KY RN License
- Compact RN License
- RN License
- Travel nursing
- Critical & intensive care
- Mid-level
- Acute care facility experience
- Travel
- ICU
- 1 year
Place
- City
- Somerset, Kentucky
- Median rent
- $775/mo
- Local household income
- $34,704/yr
- State price level
- 10% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Kentucky index 90.2, where 100 is the national average.
Somerset sits in south-central Kentucky near Lake Cumberland, a sprawling reservoir known for boating and fishing. Small-town rhythm dominates, with a historic downtown and easy access to outdoor recreation. A practical pick for nurses who prefer a quieter community setting within driving distance of Lexington and Knoxville.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
American Traveler is a travel nursing staffing agency that places experienced registered nurses in temporary 13-week contract assignments at hospitals across multiple states. Assignments are located in diverse geographic settings, from Rapid City, SD, to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Atlanta,…
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?