Travel RN - ICU
San Luis Obispo, California
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 11 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- PCU/ICU
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Aug 31, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Practice
- Cerner charting
- Setting
- Hospital
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- 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: Aug 31, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring a night shift RN for a PCU/ICU position requiring an active CA RN license and at least 2 years of experience.
Details Work in the PCU/ICU unit of an acute care hospital 13-week assignment on night shift (6p-6a) 36 guaranteed hours per week 12-hour shifts Cerner EMR used Every other weekend required, with priority to float first 12 hours of orientation provided Requirements Active CA RN license (Standard or Compact) required, pending licenses not accepted Current BLS certification required Minimum 2 years of RN experience required BSN not required Acute care/ICU experience required 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including dates of employment and rehire eligibility Copy of driver's license required for consideration Nursys license verification required Additional Information Deliver direct patient care in a combined progressive care/intensive care unit setting Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past year Candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
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Requirements
- Active CA RN license (Standard or Compact) required, pending licenses not accepted
- Current BLS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- BSN not required
- Acute care/ICU experience required
- 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including dates of employment and rehire eligibility
- Copy of driver's license required for consideration
- Nursys license verification required
- Additional Information
- Deliver direct patient care in a combined progressive care/intensive care unit setting
- Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment
- Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past year
- Candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
Place
- City
- San Luis Obispo, California
- Median rent
- $1,965/mo
- Local household income
- $73,685/yr
- Metro price level
- 9% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
San Luis Obispo area index 108.6, where 100 is the national average.
Nestled on California's Central Coast, San Luis Obispo blends small-town charm with a vibrant downtown anchored by its historic Spanish mission. Cal Poly's presence brings a college-town energy, while nearby wineries and hiking trails offer plenty of off-shift exploration for outdoor-minded nurses.
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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