Travel Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Required Skills/Experience:
2 years of strong CVICU experience is required.
Strong dysrhythmia interpretation and management experience is required.
Multisystem organ dysfunction/failure management experience is required.
12-lead EKG/ECG experience is required.
CABG and post-cardiac surgery experience is required.
Pre/post cardiac catheterization and intervention experience is required.
Central venous pressure and Swan-Ganz/pulmonary artery line monitoring experience is required.
Epicardial pacing wire management experience is required.
Impella and IABP experience are required.
CRRT/CVVHD and acute/chronic renal failure management experience are required.
Arterial line, central line, PICC, and blood product administration experience is required.
Continuous IV sedation, neuromuscular blockade, emergency medication, and procedural sedation experience is required.
Cardiac and vasoactive drip titration experience is required.
BiPAP/CPAP, mechanical ventilation, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and suctioning experience are required.
Experience with ECMO circuits, intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella, CRRT, mechanical ventilators, Swan-Ganz catheters, invasive arterial pressure monitoring, temporary pacemakers, Baxter infusion pumps, and chest drainage systems is required.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Previous Charge Experience: Preferred.
Teaching hospital experience is preferred.
Community hospital experience is preferred.

Unit Details:
Adult patient population.
The CVICU provides immediate post-operative open-heart surgery care and high-acuity cardiac critical care.
Common diagnoses include post-operative CABG, valve repair/replacement, aortic aneurysm/dissection, cardiogenic shock, acute myocardial infarction, acute heart failure, respiratory failure, and cardiac arrhythmias.
The unit also cares for patients requiring advanced mechanical circulatory support.
Unit context includes VA/VV ECMO, IABP, Impella, CRRT, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, pulmonary artery catheter management, vasoactive medication titration, mechanical ventilation, temporary pacing, chest tube management, and post-PCI care in a high-acuity cardiac care environment.

Shift & Scheduling:
Every third weekend is required.
Approximately 4 weekend shifts per contract.
No call.

Floating Requirements:
Floating to MICU or STU/NEU may be required based on facility needs.

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