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 patient care in a Level III NICU setting with floating required to PICU, Pediatrics, and Newborn Nursery (NBN); an appropriate patient assignment based on skill set will be provided when floated
• Manage IV therapy and medications including A-line management, central line/implanted line care, UAC/UVC, IV vasopressors, steroids, and surfactants
• Perform dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and ventilator management (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
• Provide 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 electronic health records

Required Qualifications

• Active New Jersey RN license or Compact RN 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
• EPIC charting experience required
• Floating to PICU, Pediatrics, and Newborn Nursery is required without exception
• Local candidates are welcome and accepted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience caring for premature and critically ill neonates in a high-volume regional perinatal center environment
• Familiarity with pediatric critical care including full-spectrum medical and surgical patient populations
• Prior travel nursing experience (first-time travelers are also considered)

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a large, well-established integrated healthcare system at a major teaching hospital affiliated with a respected medical school
• Gain diverse clinical experience across NICU, PICU, Pediatrics, and Newborn Nursery through a structured float pool model