Registered Nurse ICU

Location: Newport News, VA
Profession: Registered Nurse

Posted: 8/11/2026
Salary: $2167.00/weekly

Weekly Hours: 36
Shift: Nights

Job Details

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU (Critical Care Float Pool)

Location

Newport News, VA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights (3x12 Hours, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Onsite | Every other weekend required (Saturday and Sunday); holiday shifts may be required

Key Responsibilities

  • Float across multiple critical care units including Surgical ICU, Medical ICU, Cardiac Care Unit, and Oncology ICU based on facility needs
  • Provide direct nursing care to critically ill patients including trauma, surgical, neurological, cardiac, oncology, and medically complex cases
  • Manage patients requiring increased level of care such as DKA, ETOH withdrawal, chemo inductions, and post-cardiac procedure monitoring
  • Accurately document all patient care activities using EPIC electronic health records
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to deliver safe, high-quality critical care
  • Adapt to varying patient populations and unit environments as part of a critical care float pool

Required Qualifications

  • Active RN license for the state of Virginia or valid compact license (must be in hand at time of submittal)
  • Minimum of 2 years of ICU/critical care nursing experience, with specialty experience within the last year
  • Current ACLS, BLS, and PALS certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA)
  • EPIC electronic health records experience
  • NIH stroke scale certification and stroke education
  • Valid Social Security Number required at time of submittal; one supervisory reference required

Preferred Experience / Skills

  • Experience floating across multiple ICU unit types (surgical, medical, cardiac, oncology)
  • Flexible scheduling availability with ability to minimize time-off requests during assignment
  • Prior travel nursing experience in an acute care setting

Why Join Us

  • Opportunity to gain diverse critical care experience across multiple specialized ICU environments within a large acute care facility
  • Work within a structured, well-supported float pool serving a variety of high-acuity patient populations

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