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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

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Term
13 weeks · starts Aug 17, 2026 · Travel
On the floor
Floating required
Practice
Cerner charting
Setting
Hospital
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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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…· from this posting

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

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$68,784/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
12% below the national average

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.

Map showing the location of Farmington, NM
Approximate location in Farmington, NM. · © 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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