Travel RN - ICU
American Traveler
Farmington, NM
Posted Aug 7 · Not open to new grads
- 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
- Nurse to patient
- 1:1–1:2
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Aug 17, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Practice
- Cerner charting
- Setting
- Hospital
stated in this posting
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Pay
- Travel package
- Housing provided
About this role
Assignment Overview Shift: Days, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Aug 17, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring a Travel RN for an ICU position requiring 2+ years of experience and current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
- Details
- Work in a 14-bed Level III trauma center ICU
- Adult patient population
- Patient ratios of 1:1 and 1:2
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- Uses Cerner EHR
- Day shift schedule from 7A-7P
- 13-week assignment
- Option of 36 or 48 guaranteed hours per week
- Required to float to other inpatient nursing units
- Requirements
- Active RN license (New Mexico or Compact) currently in hand
- Current
certifications
BLS, ACLS, and PALS through AHA TNCC certification preferred but not required Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required Additional Information Provide intensive care nursing to adult ICU patients in a Level III trauma center Facility offers state-of-the-art operating suites and comprehensive medical, surgical, and rehabilitation services Located in Farmington, NM in the San Juan River Valley near outdoor recreation and within driving distance of Durango, CO and Albuquerque, NM
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Requirements
- Active RN license (New Mexico or Compact) currently in hand
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS through AHA
- TNCC certification preferred but not required
- Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
- Additional Information
- Provide intensive care nursing to adult ICU patients in a Level III trauma center
- Facility offers state-of-the-art operating suites and comprehensive medical, surgical, and rehabilitation services
- Located in Farmington, NM in the San Juan River Valley near outdoor recreation and within driving distance of Durango, CO and Albuquerque, NM
Place
- City
- Farmington, NM
- Median rent
- $1,037/mo
- Local household income
- $68,784/yr
- Metro price level
- 12% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Farmington area index 87.7, where 100 is the national average.
Farmington sits in northwest New Mexico near the Four Corners, where four states meet. The Animas River threads through town, and the iconic Shiprock formation rises on the horizon. It's a practical base for nurses who want quiet desert living, outdoor recreation, and a close-knit community feel without big-city pressures.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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