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:

• Experience recovering fresh hearts directly from the OR within the past 6 months.
• General medical and surgical ICU experience in addition to CVICU experience.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Manual hemodynamic experience preferred.

Required Credentials:

• Basic Dysrhythmia/EKG exam required during onboarding.

Special Requests:

• Interview may not be available prior to offer.
• Cannot have worked at any CommonSpirit location within the last 12 months.
• At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
• Cannot apply to more than one job order on the same unit and shift at the facility.
• Time off requests must be submitted prior to the contract; requests made after the assignment starts require manager approval.
• Block scheduling is not guaranteed, but may be allowed if it works with the schedule.

Unit Details:

• Procedures and devices include TAVR, Impella, IABP, lumbar drains, and Swanz.
• Patient population includes STEMI, AAA, hypothermia, sepsis, and general Med-Surg ICU patients, with greater focus on cardiovascular and cardiothoracic patients.
• No CRRT.
• Telemetry uses Philips central monitors at the nurse station and hard-wired monitors in each room.
• Vents include Draeger, Hamilton G5, Galileo, and LVT transport vent.
• High-acuity, fast-paced unit; assignments can change at any time during the shift.
• No techs, but patient care support staff and a unit clerk/secretary assist with room setup, phones, and call lights.
• Intensivist in house 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, then on-call after hours. RT and pharmacy available 24/7. Omnicell in use.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Every other weekend; may occasionally be more based on unit needs.
• Holidays: 2 of 3 major winter holidays; other holidays as needed within the permanent staff rotation.
• This unit does not do self-scheduling.

Floating Requirements:

• Float to other ICUs or to ER for inpatient ICU holds.
• First to float.