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Intensive Care Unit Travel Nursing Jobs in California for RNs

Top ICU Travel Nurse Jobs in California for Registered Nurse

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top ICU travel nurse jobs in California. We currently offer 17 of the best available ICU nurse travel jobs in the state. We also have 4 exclusive, high-paying Intensive Care Unit travel nurse jobs you won’t find anywhere else. California ICU travel jobs are currently available in cities like San Francisco, Vacaville, Redding, San Luis Obispo and Palo Alto. We have new jobs updating daily, so be sure to Apply Now so our specialists can make sure you get first crack. At AMN Healthcare, we’ve made it easy for you to compare California ICU nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

The average wage for an Intensive Care Unit travel nurse in California as of Apr 1, 2024 was $2,257 weekly. Currently, you can find ICU jobs in California with a salary range between $1,877 to $3,095 per week. The city with the highest paying ICU job in California currently is San Francisco with a position for a Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU at $3,095 per week.

There are many incredible hospital facilities in California to find ICU travel nursing work in. Kaiser – Vacaville Medical Center in Vacaville, Kaiser – San Francisco Medical Center in San Francisco, Kaiser – Vallejo Medical Center in Vallejo, Stanford Hospital and Clinics in Palo Alto and Barstow Community Hospital in Barstow all have ICU departments that may have jobs available.

If you have a specific start date in mind, we have a variety of options for ICU travel jobs in California. The earliest start date in California is Jun 3, 2024 for a Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU role at $3,069 per week. The latest start date for an job in California is Jun 18, 2024 for a Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU role at $3,095 per week. You can also find the best time for you by sorting on “start date” in the list below.

There are a variety of contract lengths available for an Intensive Care Unit travel nurse job in California including 13 weeks.

California is a popular place to work for ICU travel nurses, with great things to do, people to meet and places to see! You can learn more about travel nursing benefits here.

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Top Cities in California with Travel Intensive Care Unit Jobs

AMN Healthcare currently has 17 travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in the state of California. Search the most recent jobs below, or click the button below to view all jobs.

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Highest Paying Jobs in San Luis Obispo, CA

AMN Healthcare currently has 3 travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in San Luis Obispo.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • San Luis Obispo, California – 93401
  • 12 N,
  • June 3, 2024
  • 13
$2,280 to $2,513
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • San Luis Obispo, California – 93401
  • 12 D,
  • June 3, 2024
  • 13
$2,280 to $2,513
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • San Luis Obispo, California – 93401
  • 12 N,
  • June 3, 2024
  • 13
$2,280 to $2,513
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Highest Paying Jobs in Redding, CA

AMN Healthcare currently has 3 travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Redding.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Redding, California – 96001
  • 12 N,
  • June 4, 2024
  • 13
$2,423 to $2,671
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This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Redding, California – 96001
  • 12 N,
  • June 10, 2024
  • 13
$1,883 to $2,075
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Redding, California – 96001
  • 12 D,
  • June 10, 2024
  • 13
$1,883 to $2,075
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). You’ll find a challenging and rewarding environment where patient care is firmly rooted in compassion, innovation, and a drive for great outcomes. This highly esteemed facility welcomes creative, energetic caregivers.
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Highest Paying Jobs in Clearlake, CA

AMN Healthcare currently has 1 travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Clearlake.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Clearlake, California – 95422
  • 12 D,
  • May 28, 2024
  • 13
$1,877 to $2,068
Weekly Pay*
This unit provides intensive, comprehensive care and monitoring for medical, surgical, and cardiac patients having experienced shock, trauma, or other life-threatening conditions. This unit supports a mix of medical, surgical, and cardiac intensive patients. Job Summary The Registered Nurse ICU plans, coordinates and implements patient care specific to the age of the patient population served on the assigned units. He/she ensures that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner, consistent with the units standard of care. He/she demonstrates performance consistent with the mission, philosophy and goals of the unit and organization; remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and treats staff, physicians, patients and families with consideration and respect. Standards of Behavior Line of Responsibility and Authority LINE OF AUTHORITY: RN II, Intensive Care Unit – Director of Intensive Care Unit Licenses and Certifications Professionalism and Self-Development Education and Qualifications EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: At least two years of documented ICU experience and /or attend an approved ICU training course, which includes didactic and clinical experiences EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Basic computer skills EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: CCRN encouraged LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: Current license as a Registered Nurse by the State of California LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: ACLS Certification required LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: BLS Certification following American Heart Association guidelines required (no other cards accepted.) Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Use of Senses and Communications Skills ACCOMMODATIONS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee typically encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key responsibilities and essential functions. CONFIDENTIALITY: Employee must conform with all HIPAA and other confid entiality regulations as required by the job, department, or hospital. EQUIPMENT USED: Frequently — Computer, telephone voicemail system, laser printer. EQUIPMENT USED: Occasionally — Photocopier, fax machine. POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD & BODY FLUIDS: Category 2 for potential exposure to blood body fluids. (Does not usually require the performance of procedures or other tasks in the work routine that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues, but Category 2 tasks may require the unexpected performance of these procedures.) This job requires frequent bending (including the body bending from the waist), squatting, kneeling, climbing, work with arms above shoulder height, work with arms at shoulder height, standing, talking, hearing and performing repe titive hand motions. This job requires frequent transferring of patients including pulling, lifting or pushing a patient side to side, to a sitting position, to a standing position, or laterally. The employee will frequently push patients in wheelchairs, gurneys and beds. The employee must demonstrate a pull lift of 50 pounds from the floor. Vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will occasionally be sitting and walking inclines and declines. The employee will not be driving or climbing ladders. Job Roles RN II, Intensive Care Unit (AHCL) Adheres to the Corporate Compliance Code of Conduct. AGES SERVED (b): Child, Adolescent, AdultGeriatric. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriateto the age of the patients/individuals served. Demonstrates and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patients/individuals status and interpret relative to his age-specific needs, and to provide the care/service needed. Collaborates by working with others to achieve unit and organizational goals. Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude for the unit staff. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and the critical skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to the patients served in the Intensive Care setting. Able to interpret data about the patients status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provide care needed by the patient group. Is flexible to changing systems. Is receptive and responsive to new ideas. Maintains and meets expectations on time for all competencies, license, certifications and education requirements as outlined by local administration, Adventist Health (AH), The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and all other regulatory agencies. Makes comprehensive nursing decisions based on the interpretation of facts and evaluations of patient outcome; modifies the plan of care based upon evaluation. Meets clinical competency requirements specific to the Intensive Care Unit. Monitors hemodynamic status of patients to correctly interpret the findings. Participates in unit and integrated service projects to improve organizational performance. Performs head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments per policy. This includes pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations. Willingly performs other duties and innovations as assigned.
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Highest Paying Jobs in Vacaville, CA

AMN Healthcare currently has 1 travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Vacaville.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Vacaville, California – 95688
  • 12 N,
  • June 3, 2024
  • 13
$2,784 to $3,069
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Highest Paying Jobs in Vallejo, CA

AMN Healthcare currently has 1 travel Intensive Care Unit positions available in Vallejo.
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Registered Nurse – Intensive Care – ICU
  • Vallejo, California – 94589
  • 12 N,
  • June 17, 2024
  • 13
$1,973 to $2,174
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Statistics on ICU Jobs in California

Review helpful statistics about ICU traveling nurse jobs in California. The data is based on the last three complete months of ICU job postings in the state of California. It is regularly updated, so you can find the most recent Intensive Care Unit job salary trends, the types of shifts and contract durations most commonly available in California for travel nursing jobs.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Travel Intensive Care Unit Jobs in California

How much does an Intensive Care Unit travel nurse make on average in California?

An ICU nurse in California can make an average of $2,468 per week.
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How much does a night shift ICU travel nurse make on average in California?

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Intensive Care Unit nurse in California can make an average of $2,433 per week based on recent job availability.
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How much does a day shift ICU travel nurse make on average in California?

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Intensive Care Unit nurse in California can make an average of $2,402 per week based on recent job availability. Learn more about Travel Nursing Salaries.
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How many travel Intensive Care Unit jobs are available in California?

There are currently 17 Intensive Care Unit travel nursing jobs available in California. We also get new jobs daily, so be sure to apply now and a recruiter will help you find the perfect fit as jobs become available.
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What healthcare facilities have RN Intensive Care Unit staff in California?

  • Nexxrad in Long Beach
  • AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – West Covina in West Covina
  • UC Davis Department of Psychiatry in Sacramento
  • Kingsburg Community Health Center in Kingsburg
  • Kaiser Permanente – Lancaster Medical Office Building in Lancaster
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What types of shifts are most common for ICU travel nursing jobs in California?

Based on the last 6 months of data, 12 Hour Night shifts were the most common shifts in California cities.
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Locating ICU Travel Nursing Jobs in California

In California, cities like Loma Linda, Palo Alto, Redding, San Francisco, and San Luis Obispo have travel ICU nursing jobs and traveling nurse housing available. It’s a great state to work in, hosting facilities like Nexxrad, AltaMed Medical and Dental Group – West Covina, UC Davis Department of Psychiatry, Kingsburg Community Health Center and Kaiser Permanente – Lancaster Medical Office Building, all with nurse specialties and Intensive Care Unit staff.

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Healthcare Facilities in California that offer Intensive Care Unit Jobs

These are just examples of some of the healthcare facilities in and around the California area that have historically offered jobs for Intensive Care Unit professionals.
Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 10 E, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, 18, 11, 26, and 8
Departments
Cardiovascular ICU Cardiovascular Operating Room Cardiovascular Operating Room Cath Lab Dialysis Emergency Room Emergency Room Endoscopy Intensive Care Unit Intensive Care Unit Medical Surgical Medical Surgical Oncology Oncology Operating Room Outpatient Clinic Pediatric Emergency Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Post Anesthesia Care Unit Telemetry Telemetry
Address
300 Pasteur Drive, NULL
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Nearby Neighborhoods
Southgate (94302), College Terrace (94305), Professorville (94302), Evergreen Park (94305), Mayfield (94306)
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Shifts
10 D, 10 E, 10 N, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, and 8
Departments
Cardiovascular Operating Room Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Level I Nursery Medical Surgical Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Postpartum Telemetry
Address
1303 East Herndon Avenue, NULL
Fresno, CA 93720
Nearby Neighborhoods
Pinedale (93650), Cincotta (93703), Hammond (93701), Figarden (93711), Sierra Sky Park (93711)
Kaiser – Oakland Medical Center
Shifts
8 E, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Departments
Ambulatory Post Anesthesia Care Unit Intensive Care Unit Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Oncology Operating Room Pediatric Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Post Anesthesia Care Unit Postpartum Telemetry Telemetry Wound/Ostomy/Continence
Address
280 West MacArthur Boulevard, NULL
Oakland, CA 94611
Nearby Neighborhoods
Adams Point (94610), Sharfter (94609), Grand Lake (94610), Rockridge (94618), Uptown (94617)
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13, 7, and 8
Departments
Cath Lab Cath Lab Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Operating Room Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Postpartum Telemetry
Address
2615 Chester Ave., NULL
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Nearby Neighborhoods
Kern (93305), Landco (93302), East Bakersfield (93305), Kayandee (93307), Kern City (93309)
Kaiser – Los Angeles Medical Center
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 and 11
Departments
Ambulatory Post Anesthesia Care Unit Cardiovascular ICU Cardiovascular Operating Room Cardiovascular Operating Room Cardiovascular Operating Room Case Manager Case Manager Intensive Care Unit Intensive Care Unit Interventional Radiology Labor & Delivery Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Operating Room Operating Room Pediatric Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Post Anesthesia Care Unit Post Anesthesia Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Progressive Care Unit Telemetry
Address
4867 Sunset Boulevard, NULL
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Nearby Neighborhoods
Los Feliz (90027), Silver Lake (90026), Hollywood (90028), Rampart Village (90057), Echo Park (90026)
Kaiser – Santa Clara Medical Center
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Departments
Cardiovascular ICU Case Manager Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Oncology Operating Room Operating Room Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Post Anesthesia Care Unit Postpartum Telemetry
Address
700 Lawrence Expressway, NULL
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Nearby Neighborhoods
Roundup Trailer Lodge (95054), Garden Court Mobile Home Village (95054), Santa Clara Trailer Village (95054)
Adventist Health St. Helena
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 8 N, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, 10, and 26
Departments
Ambulatory OR Cardiovascular ICU Case Manager Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Operating Room Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Psychiatric Telemetry
Address
10 Woodland Rd., NULL
Saint Helena, CA 94576
Adventist Health Sonora
Shifts
8 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Departments
Cath Lab Emergency Room Emergency Room First Assist Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Progressive Care Unit
Address
1000 Greenley Rd., NULL
Sonora, CA 95370
Nearby Neighborhoods
Sonora Knolls (95370)
Kaiser – San Francisco Medical Center
Shifts
8 D, 8 E, 10 D, 10 E, 10 N, 12 D, and 12 N
Job Durations
9 and 13
Departments
Cardiovascular ICU Cardiovascular Operating Room Cardiovascular Operating Room Cardiovascular Operating Room Case Manager Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Operating Room Pediatric Post Anesthesia Care Unit Postpartum Telemetry Telemetry
Address
2425 Geary Boulevard, NULL
San Francisco, CA 94115
Nearby Neighborhoods
Anza Vista (94115), Amanico Ergina Village (94115), Marcus Garvey Square (94115), Martin Luther King Square (94115), Lower Pacific Heights (94115)
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Shifts
10 D, 10 E, 10 N, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 9, 13, 10, 22, and 26
Departments
Case Manager Emergency Room Intensive Care Unit Labor & Delivery Medical Surgical Operating Room Post Anesthesia Care Unit Telemetry
Address
275 HOSPITAL DR., NULL
Ukiah, CA 95482

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