Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Newark, NJ

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Newark, NJ
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Float Critical Care (ICU/CCU)

Location

Newark, NJ | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | 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 when floated to stepdown units
• Perform IV therapy duties including arterial line management, starting and maintaining IVs, and phlebotomy
• Manage ventilated patients and interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• Monitor and manage cardiac patients, including post cardiac surgery care and interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Float within skillset as required across ICU/CCU, CTICU, stepdown units, and ED Holding areas
• Provide on-call or shift coverage for at least 1 of 2, or 2 of 3, winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's) based on unit needs

Required Qualifications

• Active New Jersey RN license or Compact license required at time of submission
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1.5 years of Critical Care experience
• Proficiency with EPIC electronic health records required
• Must be able to float within skillset across designated units without exception
• Local candidates are welcome and accepted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Swan-Ganz catheter experience highly preferred
• Experience with or exposure to IABP, Impella, and VAD highly preferred
• CTICU or medical cardiology background preferred

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a large quaternary-care regional teaching hospital that is home to one of the nation's largest heart transplant programs and a range of advanced cardiac and pulmonary services
• First-time travelers are welcome, offering an accessible entry point into travel nursing within a high-acuity, specialized environment