Registered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU - Travel - (ICU RN)
Templeton, California
Staffing partner
Posted Jul 20 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours a week
- 48
- Unit
- ICU
- Starts
- Aug 17, 2026
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights · 4 a week · 48 hours
- Term
- starts Aug 17, 2026 · Travel
- Practice
- Cerner charting
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
More role details
- Staffing partner
- AMN Healthcare Nursing
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
Travel Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit position in Templeton, CA. Start date 8/17/2026. Available shifts: 12 N (48 Hrs). Requires active RN license in California, graduation from accredited nursing program, 1-2 years recent ICU experience, BLS and ACLS certifications. Proficiency with EMR systems and strong critical thinking, assessment, and teamwork skills required. Cerner charting experience preferred.
Sourced from a public job board.
“At least 1-2 years of recent ICU experience is required. You must hold Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications. Pro” · from this posting
Requirements
- Active RN license in California
- Registered Nurse – Intensive Care - ICU - Travel - (ICU RN)
Benefits
- Competitive pay rates
- Free quality private housing
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k) and Flex Spending
- Life Insurance
- Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
- Free Continuing Education
- Refer a friend and earn extra cash
Place
- City
- Templeton, California
- Median rent
- $2,533/mo
- Local household income
- $117,063/yr
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
Templeton is a small Central Coast town in San Luis Obispo County, surrounded by rolling hills and nearby vineyards. It offers a quiet, small-town pace with easy access to Paso Robles wine country—ideal for nurses seeking a slower rhythm away from major metro congestion.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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About the employer
AMN Healthcare is a publicly traded healthcare staffing company with over 30 years of experience connecting clinicians across all specialties to healthcare facilities nationwide. Rather than operating its own hospitals or clinics, AMN functions as a staffing agency, placing nurses…
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