MUST BE ABLE TO START 6/8/26 or 6/13/26
POSITION: Per Diem RN- Critical Care Float
SCHEDULING AND COMMITMENT
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• Shift: 7p-7:30a
• Scheduling & Commitment: Clinicians must be fully committed to working a minimum of (4) shifts per month.
• Must be dedicated to getting into the lab and completing compliance asap
• Cancellation Policy: Three (3) last-minute shift cancellations, defined as cancellations within 24–48 hours of the scheduled shift, will lead to facility review and may result in a final warning
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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• Clinicians may work at only one RWJBH site and must be submitted exclusively to the site where they are fully committed to work; once submitted and approved, a site-specific requisition ID will be assigned, and location changes will not be permitted thereafter.
• (2) Clinical Leadership references from assignments within the last 2 years (Charge nurse not accepted).
SEPARATION RULES
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• Prior RWJBH staff must be separated for a minimum of 6-months.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
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• 1.5 years of related acute care experience
REQUIRED LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS
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• Active NJ or Compact license is required at time of submission
• Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
SUMMARY OF REQUIRED SKILLS
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• Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response, Interpretation/Management of dysrhythmias, Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR)
• Vascular Access and IV Therapy: IV therapy, Arterial line management, Starting and maintaining IVs; Phlebotomy
• Respiratory Management: Care of Ventilated Patient, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
UNIT DETAILS
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• Ratios: Vary based on unit, patient acuity, and staffing needs.
• Unit Details: Adolescents, Adults. Special Equipment: Experience with Swan-Ganz catheters is highly preferred. Experience and exposure to devices, IABP, Impella, VAD, highly preferred.
• Charting: EPIC experience required
• Scrub Color: Navy Blue
• Floating: Candidates must float within their skillset without exception. Ratios vary based on census, patient acuity, and staffing. May float between ICU, CCU, CTICU, and Step Down units, as well as to holding areas such as the ED for admitted ICU patients only (not active ED patients)
• Parking is free in any unrestricted space. Security is not stationed in the garage but is directly next to the entrance. Garage is monitored via camera by security
ORIENTATION / MODULE DETAILS
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• 1st day computer training at home on Monday, 2nd day on unit @ 7a on Tuesday
HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is home to one of the nation’s largest heart transplant programs and features advanced cardiothoracic ICU and cardiac critical care services within a major teaching hospital setting affiliated with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, supporting critical care float coverage across ICU-level environments including cardiothoracic and step-down units, and as part of RWJBarnabas Health, operates within New Jersey’s largest integrated healthcare system with a broad network of acute care, specialty, and outpatient services.