Travel RN - ICU
Hartford, Connecticut
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 20 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- ICU
- Contract
- 17 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- 17 weeks · starts Sep 8, 2026 · Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Travel package
- Housing provided
About this role
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
- Length: 17 weeks
- Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Medical-Surgical ICU (MSICU) position requiring a CT or compact RN license and at least 1 year of critical care experience.
Details
- Work in the Medical-Surgical ICU (MSICU) of a hospital setting
- Night shift schedule from 19:00-07:30
- 17-week assignment length
Requirements
- Active RN license (CT or Compact) currently in hand
- Current
certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association
- Minimum of 1 year of critical care nursing experience required
- Strong critical care background required; open heart experience preferred but not mandatory
Additional Information
- Candidates with a strong critical care background but without open heart experience may still be considered for an appropriate assignment
- Local candidates accepted for local rate consideration if residing in CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MA, MI, NC, NE, NY, OH, OR, or PA
Sourced from a public job board.
“American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Medical-Surgical ICU (MSICU) position requiring a CT or compact RN license and at least 1 year of critical care experience.” · from this posting
Requirements
- Active RN license (CT or Compact) currently in hand
- Current certifications:
Place
- City
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Median rent
- $1,269/mo
- Local household income
- $46,411/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Hartford area index 102.7, where 100 is the national average.
Hartford blends historic New England charm with a robust healthcare landscape. Set along the Connecticut River, it offers RNs cultural staples like the Mark Twain House, scenic parks, and a central location between Boston and New York for easy weekend escapes.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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About the employer
American Traveler is a travel nursing staffing agency that places experienced registered nurses in temporary 13-week contract assignments at hospitals across multiple states. Assignments are located in diverse geographic settings, from Rapid City, SD, to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Atlanta,…
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ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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