Travel Nurse RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Livingston, NJ

Job Title

Registered Nurse – NICU-Based Float Pool

Location

Livingston, NJ | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 8:00 AM) | Every other weekend required | Must work 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 holidays per unit needs

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to premature and critically ill neonatal patients in a Level III NICU setting, with floating required to PICU, Pediatrics, and Newborn Nursery based on unit needs
• Manage advanced IV therapy including A-line management, Central Line/Implanted Line Care, UAC/UVC, IV vasopressors, steroids, and surfactants
• Perform cardiac and respiratory monitoring including dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
• Support GI and neurological care including bottle, breast, and gavage feedings; placement and management of oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tubes; and care for patients with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Document patient care accurately using EPIC; EPIC experience is required
• Accept an appropriate patient assignment based on skill set when floated; floating to other units is required without exception

Required Qualifications

• Active New Jersey RN license or Compact license required at time of submission
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP, and PALS
• Minimum 1.5 years of experience; documented NICU Level III and PICU experience must be reflected in employment history
• Proficiency with EPIC electronic health records
• Ability to float to PICU, Pediatrics, and Newborn Nursery as needed
• Local candidates are welcome and accepted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in a high-volume or regional perinatal center environment
• Familiarity with caring for neonates requiring complex medical and surgical interventions
• Prior travel nursing experience, though first-time travelers are accepted

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a large, well-established integrated healthcare system at a recognized regional perinatal center with a 56-bed Level III NICU caring for more than 1,200 premature and ill newborns annually
• Gain broad clinical exposure through a float pool model spanning NICU, PICU, Pediatrics, and Newborn Nursery within a major teaching hospital environment