GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: CVICU
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/12/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
CVICU Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Assignment – Vibrant New Brunswick, New Jersey
Experienced CVICU Registered Nurse needed for a 13-week travel nursing assignment in New Brunswick, NJ. Join a high-acuity Cardiovascular ICU team providing advanced cardiac care to post-op and critically ill patients in a fast-paced critical care environment.
Job Details
- Specialty: CVICU RN / Cardiovascular ICU
- Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 – a vibrant city with a lively urban atmosphere
- Type: Travel Nursing Assignment
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
- Schedule: Every other weekend required; holiday coverage per unit needs
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,470 - $2,600
- Charting System: Epic experience required
- Orientation: 16 hours
- Floating: Must float within skillset to other ICU and cardiac critical care areas as needed
- Scrub Color: Navy blue
Job Requirements
- Active NJ RN license or compact RN license at time of submission
- Minimum of 2 years of recent CVICU nursing experience required
- SICU experience may be considered with initial CVICU training
- Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Strong experience with fresh post-op cardiac cases, including CABG, MVR, AVR, and TAVR
- Experience with Impella, IABP, and CRRT using PrisMax preferred/required for consideration
- Comfortable caring for high-acuity adult and geriatric cardiac patients
- Ability to work in a fast-paced critical care setting and float within skillset
- Strong documentation skills in Epic
Responsibilities
- Provide expert nursing care to cardiovascular ICU patients recovering from complex cardiac procedures
- Monitor and manage ventilated patients, invasive lines, and hemodynamic support devices
- Administer and titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips, sedation, paralytics, and IV insulin protocols
- Support post-op open heart recovery, including CABG, valve repair/replacement, and TAVR cases
- Assist with chest tube management, ABGs, dysrhythmia interpretation, and 12-lead EKGs
- Care for patients requiring CRRT/CVVHD, temporary pacing, hypothermia protocols, and advanced cardiac support equipment
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality critical care
- Maintain infection prevention, isolation precautions, and best-practice patient safety standards
Apply now for this CVICU travel RN opportunity in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and bring your cardiac critical care expertise to a respected healthcare team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #516028. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: CVICU
About GHR Healthcare
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