Travel ICU RN - Night Shift RN

Travel RN - Pediatric ICU

American Traveler

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Position ID: P-768559

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

$2,789.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Pediatric ICU RN for a night shift role requiring an active NJ or Compact license and 2.5 years of acute care experience.

Details

Work in a 20-bed high-acuity PICU within an academic pediatric hospital

Patient population includes adolescents, infants, and pediatric patients

Unit manages complex medical and surgical cases including congenital heart disease, post-op cardiothoracic patients, respiratory failure, sepsis, and trauma

Patient ratios range from 1:1 to 1:2 and vary based on census and acuity

Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:30)

Every other weekend required

EPIC charting experience required

Floating required within skillset to PICU, NICU, Peds, Stepdown, Intermediate units, and PHOC (Pediatric Hematology Oncology Clinic)

Facility may call off up to 1 shift per 2 weeks

Requirements

Active NJ or Compact RN license required

Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS

NIHSS certification preferred

Minimum 2.5 years of acute care experience, including PICU experience

Experience with ventilator management, CVVH, and vaccine administration required

Experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias required

CRRT and ICP monitoring experience preferred

EPIC charting experience required

Previous charge experience preferred

Additional Information

Provide critical care nursing to critically ill pediatric patients from infancy through young adulthood

Work alongside continuous on-site pediatric intensivist coverage and a multidisciplinary care team

Winter holiday coverage required: must work or be on-call for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's)

Scrub requirement: peds-friendly top with navy blue bottoms

First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Local candidates accepted at the same rate

Former RWJBH employees (full-time or PRN) must have been separated from the health system for at least 1 year before returning as a travel clinician

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12

American Traveler