Travel RN - ICU
San Luis Obispo, California
Staffing partner
You'll deliver direct patient care in a combined progressive care and intensive care unit. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
- Shift and hours
- 3 twelve-hour night shifts a week · 6p-6a night shift · 12-hour shifts Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs 13-week assignment on night shift (6p-6a) 12-hour shifts36 guaranteed hours a week
- Unit and setting
- PCU/ICU unit · Hospital Work in the PCU/ICU unit of an acute care hospital
- License
- RN license Active CA RN license (Standard or Compact) required, pending licenses not acceptedActive California RN license
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Aug 31, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active California RN license Active CA RN license (Standard or Compact) required, pending licenses not accepted Check your license
- Certification
- Current BLS Current BLS certification required
- Experience
- At least 2 years of RN experience Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- Experience
- Acute care/ICU experience Acute care/ICU experience required
- Also asks
- 2 professional references, one supervisor from the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from the last 3 years
- Also asks
- Copy of driver's license Copy of driver's license required for consideration
- Also asks
- Nursys license verification Nursys license verification required
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for California travel rolesCalifornia travel postings that state pay run $1,730/week to $3,100/week, the middle half $2,040/week to $2,800/week, across 319 postings.
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Charting
- Cerner Cerner EMR used
- Weekends
- Every other weekend required Every other weekend required, with priority to float first
- Start
- Starts Aug 31, 2026 Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
- Details
- Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per assignment Hospital may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment
- Details
- 13-week assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Details
- 12 hours of orientation provided 12 hours of orientation provided
- Details
- No direct employment by a CommonSpirit-affiliated facility (incl. CHI, Dignity) in the past year 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
- Details
- Nurses who worked PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered Candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
The workplace
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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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
What's around it?
San Luis Obispo, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,965/mo
- Household income
- $73,685/yr, all local households, not nurse pay