ICU Float Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Job – 13-Week Contract in San Francisco, California

Experienced ICU RNs: bring your critical-care expertise to a 13-week travel nursing assignment in San Francisco, CA. This on-site ICU float role is ideal for a Registered Nurse who is comfortable caring for high-acuity patients across multiple campuses, ICU and step-down units, and changing clinical environments. Enjoy working in a vibrant, culturally rich city known for its scenic neighborhoods, iconic waterfront, excellent dining, and entertainment.

ICU Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: San Francisco, California
• Assignment Type: 13-week ICU travel nursing contract
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,690-$2,830
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• End Date: February 1, 2027
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shifts per Week: 3
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Schedule: Day shifts, 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m., or night shifts, 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m.; rotation as needed
• Schedule Expectations: Weekend rotation required; no on-call requirement
• Float Expectations: Float among three nearby campuses, ICU units, and step-down units as needed. If ICU and step-down coverage is not required, the RN may be assigned to an ICU boarder role in an emergency department or to a medical-surgical/telemetry floor.

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current California Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 4 years of recent intensive care unit (ICU) nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Strong critical-care assessment, prioritization, and patient-management skills
• Ability to work rotating day and night shifts, weekends, and across multiple care settings
• Comfort floating and adapting to changing patient-acuity and staffing needs

ICU Float RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill patients in ICU and step-down settings.
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, arterial blood gases, hemodynamic data, and changes in patient condition.
• Manage ventilated patients, high-flow oxygen, BiPAP/CPAP, suctioning, and airway-related care.
• Administer and titrate vasoactive, cardiac, sedative, insulin, and other critical-care medications according to protocol.
• Provide care for patients requiring central lines, arterial lines, PICC lines, chest tubes, CRRT, EVD or ICP monitoring, and other advanced therapies as appropriate.
• Support patients with complex cardiac, neurologic, surgical, respiratory, renal, and multisystem conditions.
• Recognize and respond promptly to clinical deterioration, emergencies, dysrhythmias, and acute changes in neurological or hemodynamic status.
• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care.
• Float between assigned campuses and care areas while maintaining safe handoffs, accurate documentation, and continuity of care.

Apply now for this ICU travel nursing opportunity in San Francisco, California, and bring your critical-care expertise to a dynamic healthcare team.

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.