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:

Required Skills/Experience: 2 years, more than 1 year recent CVICU experience

Preferred Skills/Experience: Open heart training

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: 8 beds are CICU & 12 beds are Step-Down; CICU: Post-op CABG post-op AVR, MVR, post-op vascular and endovascular surgery, post cardiac interventional service including ECMO, heart failure requiring Impella device support, angioplasty and stent placement. PCU: Includes the above diagnoses plus sepsis, respiratory and multi-system failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, encephalopathy & post-op general surgical patients requiring a higher level of care.

Types of Patients on Unit: Adult, Geriatric

Equipment Used on Unit: Impella, Balloon pump and ECMO/Tandem Heart, Ceiling lifts, hoyer lifts, sit to stand lifts, extensive amount of safe-patient handling equipment.

Unit/Facility Details: 20 Beds

Patient Ratios: Intermediate care level patients are 1/3 and critical care are 1/2 or 1/1 depending on acuity.

Shift & Scheduling: Will consider 48 hours

Weekend Hours: 3 weekends per 6-week schedule block

Floating Requirements: Must be flexible to float where need, could include ICU, MS, Tele & ER