Travel Registered Nurse – Medical ICU - RNMICU 26-00204


Healthcare - NJ - Neptune, NJ
Neptune City, New Jersey
Locations: Neptune City, Manasquan, Point Pleasant, Tinton Falls
Posted On: January 08, 2026
Last Day to Apply: January 22, 2026
Pay: $60.00 per hour

Job Title: Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical ICU (MICU)

Location: Neptune, NJ
Assignment Type: Travel Contract
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night Shift
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts
Shift Time: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Total Hours: 36 hours/week
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (or as unit needs)
Holiday Requirement: As required based on unit needs
On-Call: Not required
Floating: Required to like ICUs only
Block Scheduling: Not guaranteed; schedules based on unit priority needs

Position Overview

A high-acuity Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) is seeking an experienced Travel Registered Nurse (RN) to provide complex critical care services during night shifts. The ideal candidate will demonstrate advanced clinical judgment, strong critical thinking skills, and the ability to manage critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring and life-support interventions.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver comprehensive nursing care to critically ill medical ICU patients

  • Perform detailed patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care

  • Manage complex critical care equipment and therapies

  • Administer medications, blood products, and continuous infusions safely

  • Monitor and interpret hemodynamic data and cardiac rhythms

  • Maintain and manage central lines, arterial lines, and peripheral IV access

  • Perform arterial blood gas collection and phlebotomy as required

  • Manage ventilated patients, including sedation, paralytics, and spontaneous breathing trials

  • Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams

  • Accurately document patient care in accordance with clinical standards

  • Float to comparable ICU units as needed within the facility

Required Skills & Experience

  • Minimum 3 years of recent Medical ICU or ICU experience

  • Strong competency in high-acuity, CCRN-level critical care

  • Experience with:

    • Mechanical ventilation

    • Complex vasopressor management

    • Sedation and paralytic infusions

    • Central line and arterial line management

    • Swan-Ganz catheters

    • Chest tubes

    • CRRT

    • Bladder management and straight catheterization

  • Strong peripheral IV access skills

Preferred Skills & Experience

  • Experience with balloon pumps

  • Experience with Impella devices

  • CCRN certification (highly recommended)

  • 5 years of ICU experience preferred

Education Requirements

  • Required: Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN)

  • Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Required Certifications & Licensure

  • Active New Jersey RN license or multi-state compact license

  • BLS (AHA)

  • ACLS

  • NIHSS

  • Telemetry competency

  • 4-hour Stroke CEU

For more details reach at sthakur@navitashealth.com or Call / Text at 732 791 4807

About Navitas Healthcare, LLC: It is a certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.

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