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American Traveler · Ottumwa, IATravel

ICU RN

Assignment13 weeks
ShiftDays
Experience1+ yrs
PostedOct 27
✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓Active RN license (IA or Compact) required
Certifications
✓BLS and ACLS certifications required
✓Mandatory reporter certification (child and adult) required
Education
✓RN degree required
✓Work closely with a collaborative team supervised by the unit's RN, BSN leadership
Qualifications
✓Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required (1 year with travel experience will be considered)
✓Must clear Iowa SING background check including criminal and child abuse portions
✓Must pass a 10-panel drug screening including opiates
✓Titers required within the last 12 months for MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella, and TB
✓Additional Information
✓Provide direct patient care to adult ICU patients and assist with stepdown, telemetry, and med-surg patients as needed
✓Scrubs of any color are acceptable
✓Sweatshirts, sweatpants, and offensive clothing are not permitted
✓Candidates must reside 60 miles or greater from the facility to be considered for the travel rate
✓Cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months
✓Must not be employed elsewhere on a full-time basis
✓Monday or Tuesday start dates will be accommodated
Experience with cardiac drips preferred
Familiarity with common ICU diagnoses such as DKA, ARF, CHF, and CAD preferred
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
88beds
72 miOttumwa to Des Moines
Pay for this position
$2,946/wk
Iowa ICU RN contractsmedian $2,354/wk
$1,900/wk25% above the Iowa median$3,400/wk

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✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓Active RN license (IA or Compact) required
Certifications
✓BLS and ACLS certifications required
✓Mandatory reporter certification (child and adult) required
Education
✓RN degree required
✓Work closely with a collaborative team supervised by the unit's RN, BSN leadership
Qualifications
✓Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required (1 year with travel experience will be considered)
✓Must clear Iowa SING background check including criminal and child abuse portions
✓Must pass a 10-panel drug screening including opiates
✓Titers required within the last 12 months for MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella, and TB
✓Additional Information
✓Provide direct patient care to adult ICU patients and assist with stepdown, telemetry, and med-surg patients as needed
✓Scrubs of any color are acceptable
✓Sweatshirts, sweatpants, and offensive clothing are not permitted
✓Candidates must reside 60 miles or greater from the facility to be considered for the travel rate
✓Cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months
✓Must not be employed elsewhere on a full-time basis
✓Monday or Tuesday start dates will be accommodated
Experience with cardiac drips preferred
Familiarity with common ICU diagnoses such as DKA, ARF, CHF, and CAD preferred
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
88beds
72 miOttumwa to Des Moines
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Days, 4x12hrs Hours: 48 hrs/wk Start Date: Nov 16, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 Description American Traveler is seeking an ICU RN for a 13-week travel assignment requiring BLS, ACLS, and at least 1 year of ICU experience with an active IA or compact RN license. Details General ICU unit within a Trauma Level IV facility, currently combined with the Medical Unit 10-bed unit caring for adult patients with a 1:3 patient ratio in ICU Willing to accept stepdown, telemetry, and med-surg patients when ICU census is low Shift runs 7A-7P with every other weekend required Floating required No call requirements Uses Mindray and Omnicell equipment and Meditech EHR Requirements Active RN license (IA or Compact) required BLS and ACLS certifications required Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required (1 year with travel experience will be considered) RN degree required Experience with cardiac drips preferred Familiarity with common ICU diagnoses such as DKA, ARF, CHF, and CAD preferred Must clear Iowa SING background check including criminal and child abuse portions Mandatory reporter certification (child and adult) required Must pass a 10-panel drug screening including opiates Titers required within the last 12 months for MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella, and TB Additional Information Provide direct patient care to adult ICU patients and assist with stepdown, telemetry, and med-surg patients as needed Work closely with a collaborative team supervised by the unit's RN, BSN leadership Scrubs of any color are acceptable; sweatshirts, sweatpants, and offensive clothing are not permitted Candidates must reside 60 miles or greater from the facility to be considered for the travel rate Cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months Must not be employed elsewhere on a full-time basis Monday or Tuesday start dates will be accommodated