Critical Care Float RN
Newark, NJ
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN - Critical Care Float for a combined ICU/CCU unit requiring NJ or compact license and critical care experience.

Details

• Combined ICU and CCU unit within a quaternary-care regional teaching hospital
• Patient ratios range from 1:1-3 in critical care and up to 1:4 if floated to stepdown, varying by census and acuity
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required within skill set to ICU/CCU, CTICU, Step Down units, and ED Holding for ICU patients awaiting a bed
• Facility may call off up to 1 shift per 2 weeks
• EPIC charting experience required

Requirements

• Active NJ or Compact RN license required
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1.5 years of critical care experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy including arterial line management, starting/maintaining IVs, and phlebotomy
• Experience caring for ventilated patients and interpreting ABGs required
• Experience with post cardiac surgery care (not directly from OR) and interpretation/management of dysrhythmias required
• Swan-Ganz catheter experience highly preferred
• Experience with or exposure to IABP, Impella, and VAD highly preferred
• CTICU or medical cardiology experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing in a combined ICU/CCU setting at a hospital recognized for one of the nation's largest heart transplant programs and a Structural Heart and Valve Center
• Navy blue scrubs required
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former employees of the health system must be separated for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler