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Travel RN - Medical ICU

American Traveler

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Posted Aug 8

Shift and hours
12-⁠hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting
MICU · Hospital
License
RN licenseActive CT or compact RN license required
Term
13 weeks · starts Aug 28, 2026 · Travel

Do you qualify?

License
Active CT or compact RN license required Check your license
Certification
Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
Experience
Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required (1.5 years considered if Level I Trauma or prior travel experience)

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Connecticut travel rolesConnecticut travel postings that state pay run $1,950/week to $3,060/week, the middle half $2,210/week to $2,920/week, across 69 postings.

Benefits

  • Free parking

The role and schedule

Floating
Floats to other units
Charting
Epic
Weekends
Every other weekend

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 orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

Original listing

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Assignment Overview Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Aug 28, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Medical ICU position requiring 2+ years of ICU experience, ACLS/BLS certification, and a CT or compact RN license.

Details Work in a 10-bed Medical ICU within a short-term acute care hospital Hospital is a Level II Trauma Center with 426 staffed beds, part of the Yale New Haven Health System Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 7:30 Required to work every other weekend Floating required as needed Uses Epic charting system Requirements Active CT or compact RN license required Minimum 2 years of recent ICU experience required (1.5 years considered if Level I Trauma or prior travel experience) Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS Epic EMR experience required Skilled in IV therapy, central/arterial/PICC line management, and blood product administration Experience caring for ventilated patients, including HFNC and suctioning Proficient in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and titration of vasoactive/cardiac drips Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure Knowledge of IV insulin protocols and continuous IV sedation/paralytics 1 professional reference required for consideration

Additional Information

Provide comprehensive critical care nursing to medically complex ICU patients Free parking available on-site Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only Local candidates not accepted; candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the hospital Previous perm staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler Up to 7 days of RTO may be auto-approved First-time travelers may be considered if they meet experience requirements

What's around it?

In Bridgeport, CT

Bridgeport, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% above the US average

Median rent
$1,450/mo
Household income
$58,685/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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