ICU Travel Nurse Job

Travel RN ICU Nurse in New Haven, CT

This ICU travel nurse job in New Haven, Connecticut, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Yale New Haven Hospital. This role pays $2,137 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule. In this ICU travel nursing job, you will provide critical care in a hospital setting, assess and monitor patient conditions, support urgent interventions, document care accurately, and collaborate with physicians and the clinical care team during fast-moving patient situations.

Facility:
Yale New Haven Hospital

Location:

New Haven, CT

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Shift: Nights (3x12)

• 2+ years of recent ICU experience.
• Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Connecticut and national regulatory bodies.

Yale New Haven is one of the largest academic medical centers in the country — a 1,541-bed teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine and School of Nursing, and the major referral center for southern Connecticut.

• A Level I trauma center for both adults and children, paired with a comprehensive transplant center and certified heart and stroke programs — the full range of high-acuity academic nursing.
• A Magnet-designated nursing organization, the credential many travelers look for in an academic setting.
• Smilow Cancer Hospital (168 beds) with the affiliated Yale Cancer Center — Connecticut's only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center — for oncology and BMT nurses.
• Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (about 200 beds, Level I pediatric trauma) and a psychiatric hospital ranked among the nation's top ten, giving pediatric and behavioral-health RNs dedicated settings.
• Care across more than 100 specialties on two main campuses (York Street and Saint Raphael).

• Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
• Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
• Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

Compact license accepted. Connecticut is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and our team handles endorsement and renewals for you.

Yale University's presence shapes both the hospital landscape and the patient population of New Haven, CT, along Connecticut's shoreline. Intensive care and oncology units generate consistent travel demand here, and the case mix suits RNs who want clinical depth on a contract. The housing splits between downtown apartments near the green and quieter rentals in West Haven, Hamden, and East Haven, where prices drop noticeably;

commutes from all three stay under twenty minutes. Parking near the medical district is tight and permit rules matter, a detail worth settling in week one. The Shubert Theatre grounds a real downtown arts calendar, and the city's famous pizza rivalry gives every traveler an ongoing side project, with strong opinions available from any local willing to share them.

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the "Gold Standard" in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.