Travel Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Manager may or may not interview. Clinician must be okay with this. If Clinician has questions, please email the AM.

Previous Employment Requirements: Return Staff Policy If a nurse has held previous employment with Medstar, must be gone for a minimum of 1 year to return as a traveler.

Required Skills/Experience: First timers accepted (Must have CVICU Experience)

Required Skills: IV therapy, Accessing Ports, Arterial line management, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, PICC line management, Starting and maintaining IVs, Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal, Assist with management of BiPAP, Assist with management of CPAP, Care of Ventilated Patient, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), Suctioning (ETT, NT), Ventilator Management, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), ECMO, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR), Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention, Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring, Sheath Removal, Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation/Replacement (TAVI/TAVR), Valve Replacement/Repair, Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD/RVAD), CVA/Acute Stroke management, External ventricular drain (EVD), Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun, ICP monitoring, Emergency Medications, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips, Infection Prevention, Isolation Precautions/ Use of PPE, Phlebotomy, Surgical Wounds with drains/Wound Vac, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG, IV insulin protocols, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Burns, Thermoregulation: hypothermia/hyperthermia, pacer/temp pacer/ transvenous pacer

Preferred Skills: Lumbar drain

Required Credentials: References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit:

Patient Diagnoses: CAD, AS, MS TS, PVD/PAD, PE, MI, CHF, DM

Special Procedures: CABG AVR MVR Structural Heart Procedures: TAVR,Triluminate, Encircle TCAR, EVAR, Carotid endarectomy, Wedge procedures, TEE/Cardioversion, Transposition of basiliac vein, Fem/Pop bypass

Types of Patients on Unit: Adults

Equipment Used on Unit: Chest tubes, Rapid infuser, Blood warmer, CRRT, Transvenous pacer, Lumbar drains, vents, IABP

Unit/Facility Details:

Total Staffed Beds/Rooms: 8

Special Requests:

Block Schedules: No

Shift & Scheduling: 36hrs or 48hrs

On Call: 4 call shifts in 6 week schedule

Weekend Requirements: Every Third Weekend

Pre-Approved Time Off: 2 Requests