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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Night Shift Contract in San Diego, CA

Travel ICU Nurse Job Overview

Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) needed in San Diego, California for a 13-week night-shift contract caring for complex adult critical-care patients.

Join a high-acuity critical care team as a Travel Registered Nurse in San Diego. This travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to care for complex adult patients across cardiac, neurological, general medical-surgical, stroke, renal, liver transplant, and trauma populations. The role is ideal for an experienced ICU nurse who is confident managing critically ill patients and adapting to multiple clinical environments.

San Diego offers an exceptional coastal lifestyle with mild year-round weather, beautiful beaches, diverse neighborhoods, and abundant outdoor and cultural activities.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: San Diego, California
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,980–$2,090
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: January 4, 2027
• End Date: April 5, 2027
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week
• Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Openings: 5
• Work Setting: On-site critical-care float pool assignment
• Float Expectations: May work across multiple San Diego-area hospital locations and may be assigned to emergency department inpatient overflow based on census and unit needs
• Scheduling: A four-week schedule is provided approximately two weeks in advance; blocked scheduling and self-scheduling are not available
• Assignment Communication: The assigned facility may be communicated approximately two hours before each shift
• Orientation: 12 hours, with required online learning modules completed during orientation and annually
• Vaccination: Influenza vaccination required; medical exemptions may be considered. COVID-19 vaccination is not required.

Travel ICU Registered Nurse Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license with an active California license at the time of submission
• At least 2 years of recent ICU nursing or critical-care experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Current NIH Stroke Scale certification
• Demonstrated competency with arterial lines and phlebotomy
• Experience with PICC lines, chest tubes, ventilators, telemetry monitoring, and IV starts
• Ability to float between clinical locations and adapt to changing patient-care needs
• Two manager references required
• Willingness to follow assignment scheduling, compliance, and orientation requirements
• BSN, pulmonary artery line experience, and intracranial pressure monitoring experience are preferred

Travel ICU Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill adult patients in ICU and critical-care settings
• Care for patients with cardiac, neurological, general medical, stroke, surgical, renal, liver transplant, and trauma conditions
• Assess patient status, recognize clinical changes, and initiate timely interventions
• Manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, telemetry, arterial lines, chest tubes, and other critical-care therapies
• Perform phlebotomy, IV starts, and PICC-line care within scope and competency
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and interdisciplinary care teams
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and communicate patient updates during handoff
• Float among assigned facilities or units according to staffing, census, and patient-care requirements
• Support emergency department inpatient overflow assignments when needed
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention, and quality outcomes throughout the assignment

Apply now for this Travel ICU Registered Nurse opportunity and join a critical-care team in San Diego, California.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.