RN - CVICU

RN - CVICU

Shift Details: 07:00 AM - 07:30 PM, 3 shifts per week, 36 scheduled hours.

Start Date:

08/31/2026, End Date: 12/07/2026, Duration: 14 weeks.

Shift: Day, 3x12-hour (07:00 - 19:00)

Description:

Minimum experience:

2 years; 1st timers are accepted. Patient population:
Adults to geriatrics. Certifications required: BLS, ACLS.

General skills and work setting requirements: CV3 ICU is a cardiovascular intensive care unit. We specialize in taking care of a specific population of patients that include patients with LVADS, balloon pumps, swan catheters, temporary pacemakers, femoral and venous sheaths, arterial lines, TR bands, patients on CRRT. We are a 10 bed CV ICU. We have an intensivist present in the unit Monday-Friday.

We have multidisciplinary rounds with the intensivist and care team at 10 am everyday Monday-Friday. My nurses typically carry 2 patients, and we run with a free charge nurse. We titrate cardiac gtts, vasoactive medications and any sedation for patients that are intubated, a lot of patients will have AAA repairs done and when they come back from these procedures they have to lay flat for a specific amount of hours.

We keep a close eye on the patients and effective communication is extremely important between the nurses, physicians and care team.

Ratio/Census: 1:1-2; 10 beds with average daily census of 7. Unit systems:
Epic, Pyxis, SBARS. Scrub color:
Navy Blue. RTO: MAX 7 days. RTO Blackout Dates:
Spring Break (April 4th-12th). Weekends:
Every other weekend unless specified elsewhere. Floating:
Yes, within facility/scope of practice as needed. Call Requirements:
None. Holidays:
If one major holiday falls in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work it. If two major holidays fall in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work both of the holidays. If three major holidays fall in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work two of the holidays. Major holidays are listed below:
Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, New Years Eve/New Years Day.

Compliance:
Full compliance required to start on time; if not compliant in time the push back is 2 weeks due to bi-weekly orientation schedule.

Job

Requirements & Qualifications:

Previous charge experience:
Preferred. Years of experience:
2. Patient ratio experience:
2. Charting system experience:
Preferred. Charting system name:
Epic. Community hospital experience:
Preferred. LTAC experience:
Preferred. Trauma level I experience:
Preferred. Trauma level II experience:
Preferred. Travel experience required:

-.

Certifications:

ACLS, BLS.

Skills:

Accessing/managing ports, arterial line management, assist with chest tube insertion/removal, BiPAP/CPAP management, blood product administration, cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU), care of ventilated patient, central line care/management, central venous pressure monitoring (CVP), chronic/acute renal failure, continuous IV paralytics/neuromuscular blockade, continuous IV sedation, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), CVA/acute stroke management, CVVHD/CRRT, emergency medications, epicardial pacing wire care and management, fresh tracheostomy, GI surgery, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun, ICP monitoring, infection prevention, interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs), interpretation of dysrhythmias, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), isolation precautions/PPE, IV insulin protocols, management of dysrhythmias, management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure, medical intensive care unit*, obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG, phlebotomy, PICC line management, post cardiac surgery (not directly from the OR), pre/post cardiac cath/intervention, procedural sedation administration/monitoring, pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, respiratory failure, sheath removal, starting and maintaining IVs, suctioning (ETT, NT), thermoregulation: hypothermia/hyperthermia, titrate cardiac drips, titrate vasoactive drips, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), valve repair/replacement, ventilator management, ventricular assist device (LVAD/RVAD).

Unit details:
Staffing & scheduling scheduling type:
Other. Patient ratios days:
2. Patient ratios nights:
2. Patient ratios weekends:
2. Float required:

-. Call required:

-. Weekend coverage:
True. Number of weekend shifts per contract: 6. Pre-approved time off: one. Orientation hours: 24.

Facility & patient care details:
Patient age groups:
Adults. Daily census:
7. Number of visits per day: 4. Number of rooms:

-. Number of beds: 10. Interdisciplinary support: IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation. Patient diagnoses:
Cardiogenic shockcardiac/pericardial tamponade, low cardiac output syndrome, acute/chronic respiratory failure, aortic dissection, acute on chronic diastolic heart failure, aortoiliac occlusive disease,…