Travel RN ICU

NurseAmerica • Utica, NY

22h • Onsite

About The Position

NurseAmerica is seeking experienced Critical Care Registered Nurses for 13-week night-shift contracts at a major regional medical center in Utica, New York. The role accepts both travel candidates (more than 75 miles away) and local candidates (less than 75 miles away). Contracts offer 36 guaranteed hours per week, scheduled as three 12-hour shifts. Available start dates are November 2, November 30, and December 14, 2026. Pay is up to $2,800 per week, including tax-free stipends for eligible travelers. A referral bonus of up to $500 is available for referring qualified RNs.

The ICU has 42 beds: 22 Neuro/Medical, 14 Surgical/Trauma, and 6 CTICU. Patients may have strokes, sepsis, altered mental status, neuro interventions such as TCAR, respiratory failure, CHF, post-STEMI conditions, cardiovascular surgery, cardiogenic shock, AAA, major postoperative conditions, and trauma. Specialty equipment includes CRRT (PRISMA or NxStage), IABP, ventriculostomy, ICP monitoring, and TTM (Arctic Sun). Nurses wear navy blue scrubs and may be required to float to other units, except Behavioral and ER, unless holding.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of recent ICU experience in SICU, CTICU, Trauma ICU, MS ICU, or Neuro ICU.
• Prior travel RN experience is required.
• Active New York State RN license in hand; NURSYS verification is required.
• Current AHA BLS certification.
• Current AHA ACLS certification.
• Current NIHSS certification.
• EPIC experience is required.
• CRRT and Prismaflex experience is required.
• Submit an up-to-date resume, a driver's license with an address matching profile demographics, a completed Skills Checklist, and requested time off (RTO) up front.

Nice To Haves

• Four to five years of ICU experience is preferred.
• Cardiac/CTICU experience is highly preferred and prioritized by management.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical care nursing to ICU patients across the unit's Neuro/Medical, Surgical/Trauma, and CTICU areas.
• Float to other units as needed, except Behavioral and ER unless holding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed