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

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Newark, New Jersey, 07112!

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Float Critical Care (ICU/CCU)

Location

Newark, NJ | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00–19:30) | Onsite

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; care for post cardiac surgery patients (not directly from the OR)
• Float within skillset as required across ICU/CCU, CTICU, stepdown units, and ED Holding for ICU patients awaiting beds
• Document accurately using EPIC ; complete required non-billable orientation modules prior to start and annually

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
• EPIC charting experience required
• Availability to work every other weekend
• 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 based on unit requirements
• 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
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

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
• Gain exposure to a high-acuity, complex patient population across ICU, CCU, CTICU, and stepdown environments within a major integrated healthcare system

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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