Travel RN - Surgical ICU

### **Assignment Overview** * Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs * Hours: 36 hrs/wk * Start Date: Oct 12, 2026 * Length: 13 weeks * Openings: 1 ### **Description** American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Surgical/Trauma ICU night shift position requiring VA or compact RN license and Epic experience. ### **Details** * 15\-bed Surgical/Trauma ICU in a Level 1 trauma teaching hospital * Cares for adult surgical and trauma critical care patients with a 1:2 patient ratio * Night shift, 3x12\-hour shifts (7:00 PM\-7:00 AM) * Works every other weekend and 2 of the 3 winter holidays * Can offer 36 or 48 hours per week * Block scheduling cannot be accommodated or guaranteed * Required to float within scope of practice per facility policy * Uses Epic EMR ### **Requirements** * Active VA or compact RN license (pending license accepted, must be in hand by the Wednesday before start) * BLS and ACLS certification required; TNCC preferred * Minimum 1 year of recent SICU experience * Epic EMR experience required * BSN preferred * Teaching hospital and Level I/II trauma experience preferred * Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, blood product administration, central and PICC line care * Experience with ventilated patients, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and ETT/NT suctioning * Experience titrating vasoactive drips and administering continuous IV sedation * Experience with EVD, ICP monitoring, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury care preferred * Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and multisystem organ dysfunction care * Two professional references required ### **Additional Information** * Provide direct critical care nursing to adult surgical and trauma ICU patients * Assist with chest tube insertion/removal and procedural sedation monitoring as needed * Complete specialty\-specific orientation modules (up to 16 non\-billable hours) recorded in Workday * Maximum of 40 hours RTO permitted per 13\-week contract, must be disclosed prior to submission * Any vacation time between sign date and start date must be disclosed to arrange an appropriate start date * Previous UVA permanent staff or traveler employment requires 1\-year separation and leadership approval * External travelers may not exceed 365 total assignment days at this facility and are not eligible to return after reaching that limit * No radius rule applies to this position * First\-time travelers are welcome to apply