Travel RN - ICU Float
Salt Lake City, Utah
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 20 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- ICU
- Contract
- 15 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Term
- 15 weeks · starts Sep 14, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Practice
- Epic charting
- Setting
- Hospital
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Travel package
- Housing provided
About this role
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
- Length: 15 weeks
- Openings: 3
American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU/CCU Float Pool RN for a night shift assignment requiring a UT or compact RN license and float flexibility across multiple acuity levels.
Details
- Acute care hospital setting in the ICU/CCU Float Pool
- Uses EPIC EMR
- Night shift schedule, 6p-6a with every other weekend required
- 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
- 12 hours of orientation required, with in-state presence expected during orientation week even if initial modules are remote
- Required to float within the assigned zone, which may include mid-shift transfers to another location with paid travel time
- May float into other acuity levels including ICU, PCU/Stepdown, and MS-Tele, including CNA/Sitter roles during low census periods
Requirements
- Active UT or Compact RN license required at time of consideration
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- Required
certifications
ACLS, BLS (AHA), and NIHSS
- BSN not required for this position
- Driver's license copy required for consideration
Additional Information
- Provide direct patient care within the ICU/CCU Float Pool, adapting to varying acuity levels and units as needed
- Responsible for securing housing that allows for float coverage throughout the entire 60-mile zone, regardless of personal housing location
- Must reside at least 60 miles from the float zone's city center to be eligible for the travel positio n
- Hiring process includes a candidate interview with the clinical team; no unit manager involvement
- Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, or 3 shifts for shorter assignments
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“Requirements Active UT or Compact RN license required at time of consideration Minimum 2 years of RN experience required Required certifications: ACLS, BLS (AHA), and NIHSS BSN not required for this position Driver's li” · from this posting
Requirements
- Active UT or Compact RN license required at time of consideration
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- Required certifications:
Place
- City
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Median rent
- $1,414/mo
- Local household income
- $75,090/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Salt Lake City area index 100.9, where 100 is the national average.
Salt Lake City pairs a compact downtown with unmatched outdoor access—hospital shifts end and the Wasatch Range begins. RNs enjoy a clean, grid-lined capital with a strong healthcare corridor, light rail, and weekend escapes to skiing, hiking, or the Great Salt Lake's shoreline right at the metro's edge.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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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,…
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