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

Malone Healthcare

  • Newark, NJ
  • 2 days ago
  • $2,437

Highlights

Opportunity to work within a large quaternary-care regional teaching hospital that is home to one of the nation's largest heart transplant programs and a range of advanced cardiac and pulmonary services. Provide critical care nursing in a combined ICU/CCU setting with patient ratios of 1:1-3 in critical care and 1:4 when floated to stepdown.

Numbers & Facts

LocationNewark, NJ
Salary$2,437

Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide critical care nursing in a combined ICU/CCU setting with patient ratios of 1:1-3 in critical care and 1:4 when 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 areas
  • Provide on-call or working coverage for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's) as needed based on unit requirements
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
  • Proficiency with EPIC electronic health records (EPIC training required; non-billable modules completed pre-start and annually)
  • Ability to float within skillset across applicable units without exception
  • At least one supervisory reference required at time of submission
  • Local candidates are welcome and accepted
Preferred Experience / Skills
  • Swan-Ganz catheter experience highly preferred
  • Experience with or exposure to IABP, Impella, and/or VAD highly preferred
  • CTICU or medical cardiology background preferred
Why Join Us
  • Opportunity to work within a large quaternary-care regional teaching hospital that is home to one of the nation's largest heart transplant programs and a range of advanced cardiac and pulmonary services
  • First-time travelers are welcome, making this an excellent opportunity for clinicians beginning their travel nursing career


Job ID 895686

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