Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - $2,790 per week in Newark, NJ

TravelNurseSource is working with Malone Healthcare to find a qualified CVICU RN in Newark, New Jersey, 07029!

Key Responsibilities
Provide direct nursing care to infants, pediatric, and adolescent patients in a 19-bed Cardiac/Pediatric ICU setting, maintaining expected nurse-to-patient ratios based on census and acuity
Perform advanced IV therapy including port access, blood product administration, central line care, PICC management, and TPN/lipids; perform phlebotomy, urinary catheter management, wound care, and infection control
Manage respiratory and airway needs including ventilator care, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, tracheostomy care, suctioning, ETCO2 monitoring, and assistance with intubation and chest tubes
Administer and monitor cardiac-specific medications including IV vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, and anti-seizure medications; perform pediatric dosage calculations using the Broselow system
Care for post-cardiac surgery patients including those with congenital heart defects (ASD, VSD, AV Canal, TOF), Glenn and Fontan procedures, cardiac transplant, valve replacements, and post-cath/ablation; perform hemodynamic monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation using telemetry and Medtronic pacemakers
Support specialty procedures including peritoneal dialysis, pre/post hemodialysis, lumbar puncture assistance, VP shunt monitoring, chemotherapy monitoring, and isolation precautions; float to Pediatrics or NICU as needed within scope of skillset
Required Qualifications
Active NJ or Compact RN license required at time of submission
Required certifications: BLS, PALS
Minimum 2 years of PICU critical care experience with at least 1 year of cardiac experience - both must be documented on skills checklist (hard requirement)
EPIC EMR experience required
Must be available to work or provide on-call coverage for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's) as determined by unit needs
Locals are welcome and accepted
Preferred Experience / Skills
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification preferred
Experience with ECMO, nitric oxide therapy, or ventricular assist devices (VAD)
Prior experience floating to NICU or general Pediatrics within scope of practice
Previous travel nursing experience (first-time travelers are not accepted for this position)
Why Join Us
Opportunity to work within one of New Jersey's largest and most comprehensive pediatric critical care environments, featuring the state's only Cardiac ICU and a wide range of complex subspecialty cases
Gain exposure to high-acuity cardiac and pediatric cases including congenital heart disease, cardiac transplant, and advanced life support technologies in a well-resourced academic-affiliated setting