Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,437 per week in Newark, NJ

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Newark, NJ
Agency: Malone Healthcare
Pay: $2,437 per week
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

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

• 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

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

• 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