SICU Registered Nurse - Newark DE - Contract

RN SICU | Christiana Hospital

Location: Newark, DE 19718
Facility: Christiana Hospital
Specialty: Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
Contract Length: 17 Weeks
Start Date: 12/01/2026
End Date: 03/27/2027 (Firm)
Shift: Night Shift – 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts
Hours: 36 hours/week
Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of recent SICU experience (mandatory).

• Active Delaware or Compact RN license in hand.

• Recent Epic EMR experience required.

• ICU experience with surgical, trauma, and transplant patients.

• Must be comfortable working in a high-acuity critical care environment.

Unit Details

• Unit: Level 2A1 – Surgical/Shock Trauma Unit

• Number of Beds: 21–30

• Patient Ratio: 1:1.7

• Float: ICU Float

• Call: None

• Weekend: Every 3rd weekend

• Holidays: Required

• Special Procedures: Major surgical procedures requiring critical care.

• Interview: Auto Offer (ICU List A)

• RTO: Maximum 3 days; all RTO must be submitted initially.

Common Patient Population

• Trauma patients

• Surgical patients

• Transplant patients

• Postoperative critical care patients

• Patients requiring advanced ICU monitoring and interventions

Important OT & Scheduling Policies

• No authorized overtime for travel RNs.

• Incidental overtime is not permitted.

• Travel RNs must take their assigned meal breaks.

• No accumulation of missed meal breaks.

• Timely shift handoff is expected to ensure on-time departure.

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