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:

Shift & Scheduling:

• Weekend Hours: 3 weekends per 6-week schedule block
• Call Requirements: None

Required Skills/Experience:

• Years of Experience: 2 years, more than 1 year recent CVICU experience

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

Unit Details:

• Number of Beds: 20
• 8 beds are CICU & 12 beds are Step-Down

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

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.

Types of Patients on Unit:

• Patient Population e.g. “geriatric, adult, peds, etc.”: Adult, Geriatric

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Open heart training preferred

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit:

• Common Diagnosis/Treatment: 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.