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Travel RN - ICU

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American Traveler

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Staffing partner

Posted Aug 20

Shift
12-hour nights
Hours a week
36
Unit
CVICU
Contract
13 weeks

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
Weekends
Weekends required
Term
13 weeks · starts Sep 28, 2026 · Travel
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Staffing partner
American Traveler

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

About this role

Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
  • Hours: 36 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Cardiovascular ICU RN for a night shift contract requiring hands-on CRRT and IABP management skills.

Details

  • Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) setting managing high-acuity cardiac surgery, cardiogenic shock, and post-cardiac intervention patients
  • Night shift

schedule

7p-7a, 3x12 (36 hours/week)

  • Weekend and holiday rotation required

Requirements

  • Active RN license (KY or compact) required
  • Recent ICU experience required, ideally in a cardiac/CVICU or high-acuity surgical ICU setting
  • Direct hands-on CRRT management experience required (setup, monitoring, troubleshooting)
  • Direct hands-on IABP management experience required (waveform monitoring, site care, troubleshooting)
  • BLS and ACLS certifications required
  • CCRN certification preferred
  • ADN or ASN required; BSN preferred
  • Experience with other mechanical circulatory support (Impella, ECMO) preferred
  • Cardiac surgery post-op recovery experience preferred

Additional Information

  • Provide direct patient care including comprehensive assessments, care planning, and treatment implementation for high-acuity cardiac ICU patients
  • Facilitate patient admission, transfer, and discharge activities including discharge teaching and coordination with case management
  • Deliver patient and family-centered education and support throughout the care process
  • Delegate and oversee patient care tasks performed by other care team members
  • Participate in unit-based quality improvement activities and core measures
  • Collaborate closely with an interdisciplinary care team to support a holistic, healing-focused environment

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Requirements

  • Active RN license (KY or compact) required
  • Recent ICU experience required, ideally in a cardiac/CVICU or high-acuity surgical ICU setting
  • Direct hands-on CRRT management experience required (setup, monitoring, troubleshooting)
  • Direct hands-on IABP management experience required (waveform monitoring, site care, troubleshooting)
  • BLS and ACLS certifications required
  • CCRN certification preferred
  • ADN or ASN required; BSN preferred
  • Experience with other mechanical circulatory support (Impella, ECMO) preferred
  • Cardiac surgery post-op recovery experience preferred

Place

City
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Median rent
$909/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$60,760/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
9% below the national average

Elizabethtown area index 90.6, where 100 is the national average.

Elizabethtown sits along I-65 in central Kentucky, roughly 45 miles south of Louisville. The community blends small-town ease with growing healthcare and retail options, and Fort Knox lies just to the north. For nurses seeking a quieter pace with easy highway access to Louisville and Nashville, E-town offers a practical middle ground.

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Approximate location in Elizabethtown, KY. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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