Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $3,269 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Los Angeles, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel ICU RN – Float Pool

Facility: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Location: Los Angeles, California
Care Career ID: 62552599

Position Details

• Shift: Day shift, 4×12 hours
• Hours: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
• Available Start Dates: October 26, November 2, November 16, or December 2, 2026
• Contract Duration: 91 weeks listed — confirm actual duration
• Unit: ICU Float Pool
• Beds: 24 per adult ICU
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
• Floating: Required to ICU, MS/Telemetry, PCU/Stepdown, overflow, PACU, and other designated units within scope
• Weekend Requirement: At least 6 weekend shifts every 6 weeks
• Scheduling: No scheduling requests; travelers must be flexible
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted if they meet the experience requirements

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience
• Experience in a 400-bed or larger facility
• Active California RN license in hand at submission; no pending or temporary licenses
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Epic charting experience
• Pulmonary artery line / Swan-Ganz experience — mandatory hard stop
• Recent Swan-Ganz experience within the last 6 months
• Must score 3–4 on the additional Swan-Ganz skills checklist; otherwise, the candidate will be declined
• Must pass the onsite EKG exam during the first day of orientation to proceed with the contract
• Travel experience is required in the general requirements; however, the detailed screening notes explicitly allow first-time travelers who have at least 2 years of ICU experience in a 400+ bed facility. Confirm eligibility with the facility before submission.

Preferred Qualifications

• CCRN certification
• Transplant experience
• EVD experience
• CRRT experience
• Strong cardiac and neuro ICU experience; trauma experience preferred for MICU candidates

Required Documents

• Active California RN license
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• 2 references from the past year, from a supervisor or higher; Charge RN references are not accepted
• Additional Swan-Ganz skills checklist
• Complete employment history, including all previous Cedars-Sinai-related employment
• Written explanation and supporting details for any background or license hits

Additional Policies

• Flu vaccine: Required; no exemptions
• COVID-19 vaccine: Not required
• RTO: Maximum 2 weeks total; no RTO during the first 2 weeks
• Holidays: Must work 3 of 5 holidays
• Background/licensure hits: All issues must be closed; open or pending hits result in automatic redirection
• Return staff: Former permanent employees generally require a 24-month separation from Cedars-Sinai facilities; CSMN requires 12 months
• Modules: Completed before start or during orientation; first 17 hours or HealthStream modules are billable, with additional module time non-billable.

Critical screening note: Do not submit candidates without recent Swan-Ganz experience and a qualifying Swan-Ganz skills checklist. The facility specifically instructs recruiters to redirect these candidates without screening.

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Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits