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Job description
American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in Livingston, New Jersey.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: Critical Care Float
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 10/26/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel
Assignment Overview
Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
Hours: 36 hrs/wk
Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
Length: 13 weeks
Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring a Pediatric Critical Care Float Pool RN with NICU Level III and PICU experience for a night-shift assignment requiring NJ or compact licensure.
Details
NICU-based float pool with floating required to PICU, Peds, and Newborn Nursery (NBN) without exception
Appropriate patient assignments provided based on skill set when floated
Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 7:00pm-8:00am)
37.5 hours per week
Every other weekend required
Patient ratios vary based on unit, acuity, census and staffing
Cares for neonates as young as 24-28 weeks gestation
Uses Epic for charting
Requirements
Active NJ or Compact RN license required
Current BLS, NRP, and PALS certifications required
Minimum 1.5 years of experience required
Documented NICU Level III and PICU experience required in employment history
Epic charting experience required
Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, central/implanted line care, UAC/UVC management
Experience with IV vasopressors, steroids, and surfactants
Dysrhythmia interpretation and management skills required
Ventilator management experience required (AC/PC/SIMV/CPAP/BIPAP/PEEP)
Experience with feedings (bottle, breast, gavage) and oral/nasogastric/nasojejunal tube placement and management
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome care experience required
Additional Information
Work in a 56-bed Level III NICU that is a Regional Perinatal Center caring for more than 1,200 premature and ill newborns annually
PICU provides comprehensive medical and surgical care with full-time pediatric critical care physicians and subspecialists
Located within a 597-bed teaching hospital affiliated with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Must work or provide on-call coverage for 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's)
Scrub requirement: navy pants with pediatric top
First-time travelers are welcome to apply
Local candidates accepted at the same rate
Former RWJBarnabas Health employees must be separated from the system for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
American Traveler Job ID #P- . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Pediatrics Float Pool
About American Traveler
With over 25 years of experience, American Traveler has established a reputation for outstanding customer service. Our team ensures a smooth, worry-free experience for those starting on or expanding their travel nursing and allied careers.
With thousands of travel nursing and allied jobs nationwide, our attentive and approachable recruiters find positions that align perfectly with your career aspirations and personal requirements.
American Traveler offers exceptional benefits, including premium medical, dental, vision and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment, generous 401(k) match, substantial housing stipends, and more. Additionally, with 24/7 support and access to our in-house clinicians, you are assured confidence and comfort throughout your assignment.
With our team behind you, you can relax and enjoy a rewarding travel career.
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Worksite address
livingston, NJ, 07039, US
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