Critical Care Float RN
Newark, New Jersey
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

RN - Float Critical Care

Location: Newark, New Jersey Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Unit: Combined ICU and CCU Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 to 19:30), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Ratios and Scheduling

• Ratios: 1:1 to 3 for critical care; 1:4 if floated to step-down (confirm with traveler). Ratios vary based on census, patient acuity, and staffing.
• Weekends: Every other weekend.
• Requests: Priority goes to submissions with a screenshot confirming time-off and schedule requests. No requests will be approved after offer.
• Call-off Policy: The facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks.
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted.
• Locals: Accepted.
• Scrubs: Navy blue.

Float Scope

• Candidates must float within their skill set without exception.
• Float areas include ICU/CCU, CTICU, step-down units, and ED Holding (ICU patients waiting for a bed). Confirm with traveler.

Required Qualifications

• Active New Jersey or Compact RN license at time of submission (valid RN license in New Jersey).
• 1.5 years of critical care float experience.
• Critical care float experience within the last year.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI.
• NIH Stroke certification (NIHSS), required for adult critical care RNs and must be updated annually.
• IV certification, required for all RNs except OR specialties. Must be on file by 6/1/2026 for working candidates.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Experience working with cardiac surgery patients, including post-cardiac surgery care (not directly from the OR).
• IV therapy: arterial line management.
• Respiratory: care of ventilated patients, interpretation of ABGs.
• Experience with Epic.

Health and Screening Requirements

• Physical: Within the past 12 months. Must state the candidate is cleared for the essential functions of the job and is free of communicable disease.
• TB: Either one TB blood test within 3 months of start, or a two-step TB skin test (first step within 12 months, second step within 3 months). Positive TB history requires additional clearance steps.
• Immunity: Documented immunity or vaccination for measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B. Titers must be on lab documentation.
• Tdap: Within the past 10 years.
• Influenza: Vaccine or exemption required during flu season (September 1 to April 30). Pre-start deadline is 9/15/2026, and working candidate deadline is 12/4/2026. Declinations are not accepted.
• Drug screen: 10-panel urine drug screen within 30 days of start.
• Respirator clearance: RespSafety clearance required before start. On-site fit testing is mandatory.
• Latex questionnaire: Required only if job tasks involve gloves, respirators, or color discrimination.

Background, Identity, and Documents

• Criminal background check: Completed within 30 days of start. Open cases prevent starting, and attestations are not acceptable.
• Exclusion checks: E-Verify, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, and New Jersey Department of Treasury Exclusions List, all within 30 days of start.
• Work history verification: Required for New Jersey candidates (minimum 1 year before start).
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID, and driver's license or state ID within 48 hours of signing.
• References: Two within the last 2 years. At least one must be a managerial reference.
• Employment history: Application or resume covering 7 years of work history.
• Eligibility restriction: Nurses who graduated from schools associated with the Operation Nightingale investigation cannot work. This results in automatic cancellation.

Facility Highlights

• 653-bed quaternary-care regional teaching hospital.
• Home to one of the nation's largest heart transplant programs and New Jersey's only Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program.
• Structural Heart and Valve Center offering complex procedures, including TAVR.