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Job ID: 895683
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,437.22
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Float Critical Care (ICU/CCU)
Location
Newark, NJ | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | 3×12-Hour Shifts (7:00–19:30) | Every other weekend required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a combined ICU/CCU setting with patient ratios of 1:1–3 in critical care and 1:4 if floated to stepdown
- Perform IV therapy skills including arterial line management, starting and maintaining IVs, and phlebotomy
- Manage ventilated patients and interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs)
- Monitor and manage cardiac dysrhythmias and care for post cardiac surgery patients (not directly from the OR)
- Float within skillset across ICU/CCU, CTICU, stepdown units, and ED holding as needed
- Document clinical care using EPIC; complete required non-billable orientation modules prior to start
Required Qualifications
- Active New Jersey RN license or Compact license required at time of submission
- ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Minimum 1.5 years of Critical Care experience
- EPIC charting experience required
- Must be available to work or provide on-call coverage for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s) as needed
- Local candidates are welcome and accepted
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Swan-Ganz catheter experience highly preferred
- Experience with or exposure to IABP, Impella, and/or VAD highly preferred
- CTICU or medical cardiology background preferred
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work within a large quaternary-care regional teaching hospital recognized for advanced cardiac and pulmonary programs, including one of the nation’s largest heart transplant programs
- First-time travelers are welcome, offering a strong opportunity for clinicians looking to begin their travel nursing career in a high-acuity environment