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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (Critical Care Float) – Newark, NJ

Travel Nursing Position Overview

Join a high-acuity critical care team as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) in Newark, New Jersey. This 13-week Critical Care Float RN assignment offers the opportunity to support ICU, CCU, CTICU, step-down, and appropriate ED holding areas while caring for complex adolescent and adult patients. The ideal travel nurse is adaptable, clinically confident, and experienced with advanced monitoring, critical care infusions, and floating across units within their skill set.

Located in Newark, NJ, this travel nursing opportunity provides access to a vibrant, well-connected urban community with diverse culture, convenient transportation, and proximity to the New York metropolitan area.

Travel Registered Nurse Job Details

• Job Title: Travel ICU Registered Nurse – Critical Care Float
• Specialty: Critical Care Float Registered Nurse
• Location: Newark, New Jersey
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130–$2,250
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 8, 2027
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, approximately 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour day shifts, approximately 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Work or provide on-call coverage for applicable winter holidays as needed
• Patient Population: Adolescents and adults
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:1–3 in critical care and up to 1:4 when floated to step-down, depending on census, acuity, and staffing
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic experience required
• Scrubs: Navy blue
• Travel Nurse Eligibility: First-time travelers are welcome; local candidates may be considered

Travel ICU RN Job Requirements

• Active New Jersey or Compact Registered Nurse license at the time of submission
• At least 1.5 years of recent critical care nursing experience
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Recent Epic charting experience
• Demonstrated ability to float within ICU, CCU, CTICU, step-down, and appropriate ED holding settings
• Experience caring for ventilated patients and managing arterial lines, IV therapy, phlebotomy, arterial blood gas interpretation, and cardiac dysrhythmias
• Strong adaptability, communication, and clinical judgment in high-acuity critical care environments
• Swan-Ganz or pulmonary artery catheter experience is highly preferred
• Experience with or exposure to IABP, Impella, and VAD equipment is highly preferred
• CTICU, medical cardiology, charge nurse, or higher-acuity trauma experience is preferred

Critical Care Float RN Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill adolescent and adult patients
• Provide care across combined ICU and CCU environments while floating to other units within the nurse’s demonstrated skill set
• Assess and monitor patients requiring mechanical ventilation, invasive lines, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, and complex cardiac support
• Manage arterial lines, initiate and maintain IV access, perform phlebotomy, and interpret arterial blood gases
• Recognize, interpret, and respond appropriately to cardiac dysrhythmias
• Provide care for patients recovering from cardiac surgery who are not transferring directly from the operating room
• Administer and titrate cardiac medications and critical care infusions according to orders and clinical protocols
• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to coordinate individualized patient care
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in Epic
• Support unit coverage on weekends and provide required holiday coverage or on-call support

Apply now for this Travel ICU Registered Nurse opportunity in Newark, NJ, and take the next step in your New Jersey travel nursing career.

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.