ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in San Francisco, CA

Join a high-acuity intensive care unit (ICU) team as a Travel Registered Nurse in San Francisco, California. This 13-week travel nursing contract offers day shifts, competitive weekly pay, and the opportunity to provide critical care to adult and geriatric patients in a collaborative Trauma Level I clinical environment near Nob Hill and Russian Hill. San Francisco’s vibrant urban setting offers convenient access to cultural amenities, dining, and city attractions.

Travel ICU RN Job Details

• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Contract Type: Travel nursing contract
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,280-$2,400
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week; 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Weekend rotation required, at least every other weekend based on unit needs
• Call: No call required
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1 nurse to 2 patients
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• Floating: As needed to the Trauma ICU, medical/telemetry, and medical-surgical units
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active California Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 3 years of recent ICU nursing experience; 4 years preferred
• Experience caring for critically ill adult and geriatric patients
• Recent experience in a Trauma Level I setting required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) and Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certifications preferred
• Recent Epic charting experience
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Strong patient assessment, prioritization, communication, and critical-thinking skills

Critical Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced ICU environment.
• Monitor and manage patients requiring ventilator support, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, continuous sedation, and vasoactive or cardiac infusions.
• Assess and respond to changes in patient condition, including dysrhythmias, acute stroke, multisystem organ failure, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury.
• Provide care for patients requiring arterial line, central line, pulmonary artery catheter, FloTrac/Vigileo, intracranial pressure (ICP), external ventricular drain (EVD), and ventricular assist device monitoring as applicable.
• Manage continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) or continuous venovenous hemodialysis (CVVHD), hypothermia protocols, IV insulin protocols, blood product administration, and other critical care therapies as indicated.
• Assist with chest tube insertion and removal, sheath removal, procedural sedation monitoring, suctioning, phlebotomy, and IV initiation and maintenance.
• Support patients recovering from cardiac, vascular, thoracic, gastrointestinal, neurological, and other complex surgical procedures.
• Interpret arterial blood gases and dysrhythmias while promptly escalating significant findings to the interdisciplinary care team.
• Document assessments, interventions, responses to treatment, and care plans accurately in Epic.
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rehabilitation, social services, rapid response teams, and other clinical partners.
• Float to designated units as needed while maintaining safe, evidence-based patient care.

Apply now for this San Francisco travel nursing opportunity and join a high-acuity ICU team serving adult and geriatric patients in 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.