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

Join a high-acuity ICU Float RN travel nursing job in San Francisco, California, and expand your critical care expertise across a collaborative, multi-campus healthcare environment. This 13-week assignment offers an experienced Critical Care Registered Nurse the opportunity to care for complex medical-surgical, cardiac, neurologic, and surgical patients alongside interdisciplinary teams. Located in San Francisco’s 94109 area, this California nursing opportunity places you near world-class dining, culture, parks, and convenient transportation in one of the state’s most vibrant cities.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Float Registered Nurse
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,690-$2,830
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Assignment Duration: 13 weeks, ending February 1, 2027
• Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts per week; 36 hours weekly
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Times: Day shift, 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; night shift, 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m.
• Shift Pattern: Day/night rotation as needed
• Call: No on-call requirement
• Weekend Coverage: Weekend rotation required
• Orientation: Approximately 24 hours

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 4 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Demonstrated ability to care for critically ill patients requiring ventilator management, vasoactive medication titration, arterial line monitoring, central line care, CRRT/CVVHD, continuous sedation, and complex neurologic or cardiac monitoring
• Adaptability to float between ICU, step-down, emergency department boarder, and medical-surgical assignments according to operational needs

Critical Care RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult patients in ICU and related critical-care settings.
• Float between multiple nearby San Francisco campuses and their ICU or step-down units as needed; a shuttle is available for inter-campus transportation.
• Manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow oxygen, chest tubes, arterial lines, central lines, CRRT, EVD or ICP monitoring, and complex cardiac therapies.
• Assess and respond to changes in patient condition, including dysrhythmias, acute stroke, multisystem organ failure, traumatic brain injury, and post-operative cardiac or neurosurgical needs.
• Titrate vasoactive, cardiac, sedation, insulin, and other critical-care infusions according to patient status and clinical protocols.
• Administer medications and blood products safely while maintaining accurate documentation and infection-prevention standards.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Provide safe handoffs, patient and family education, and evidence-based care throughout each assignment.
• Remain flexible with assignment location; travelers are generally notified before the shift if they will report to a different campus.

Apply now to advance your ICU nursing career with this high-acuity travel RN opportunity in San Francisco, 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.