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

Experienced ICU Float Registered Nurse (RN) sought for a 13-week travel nursing contract in San Francisco, California. Join a dynamic critical care team and provide high-quality care to complex adult patients across ICU, step-down, and acute-care settings. This California travel nurse opportunity is ideal for an adaptable critical care RN who thrives in fast-paced environments and responds confidently to changing patient acuity. San Francisco offers an exciting blend of waterfront views, diverse neighborhoods, renowned dining, and abundant cultural experiences.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,690-$2,830
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Position: ICU Float Registered Nurse (RN)
• Healthcare Setting: On-site ICU float assignment across three critical care campuses
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week; 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Times: Day shifts, 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; night shifts, 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m.
• Scheduling: Day/night rotation as needed, with weekend rotation required
• Call: No on-call requirement
• Float Expectations: Float across three San Francisco critical care campuses, including ICU and step-down units. Assignments may also include ICU boarder coverage in the emergency department or medical-surgical floors when needed.

ICU Travel Nurse Requirements

• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 4 years of recent ICU nursing or adult critical care experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Demonstrated ability to care for critically ill patients and adapt to changing ICU, step-down, and acute-care assignments
• Strong communication, collaboration, prioritization, assessment, and clinical judgment skills

ICU Float Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult patients in ICU, step-down, and related acute-care settings
• Assess patients, develop and update individualized care plans, administer medications, and evaluate responses to treatment
• Care for ventilated patients and manage BiPAP, CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, continuous sedation, neuromuscular blockade, and vasoactive infusions
• Monitor and manage arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, chest tubes, EVDs, ICP monitoring, and other advanced critical-care equipment as qualified
• Recognize and respond to dysrhythmias, acute stroke, respiratory failure, renal failure, multisystem organ dysfunction, and other critical conditions
• Interpret arterial blood gases and cardiac rhythms and obtain 12-lead ECGs as indicated
• Provide care for patients following cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, cardiac catheterization, and other complex procedures
• Safely administer blood products, emergency medications, IV insulin, and other specialized therapies according to established protocols
• Float between ICU and step-down units across the designated San Francisco campuses based on operational needs
• Provide ICU boarder care in an emergency department or support a medical-surgical floor when critical-care and step-down assignments are fully staffed
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe, high-quality patient outcomes

Apply now for this ICU travel nursing opportunity in San Francisco, California, and join a team committed to exceptional critical care.

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.