Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Houston, TX

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Location: Houston, TX Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

Travel Nurse Source  is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified CVICU RN in Houston, Texas, 77030!

Registered Nurse (RN) – CVICU

Houston, TX | Acute Care

Contract | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend Required

• Provide high-acuity nursing care in a CVICU setting managing patients with heart and lung transplants, LVAD, coronary artery bypass, and valve surgeries
• Titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips in accordance with patient care protocols
• Operate and monitor advanced cardiac devices including LVAD, CRRT/SLED, Impella, and IABP
• Maintain 1:2 patient ratios, with occasional 1:1 assignments based on patient acuity
• Float to other units as needed based on competency and unit census
• Collaborate with an intensivist-model care team including respiratory therapy assigned to the unit 24/7

• Active RN license with current ICU experience
• Minimum 3 years of ICU nursing experience in a high-acuity hospital setting
• Proficiency with EPIC EMR required
• Must be open to floating based on unit needs and competency
• Must be flexible with scheduling — no self-scheduling; 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule required

• CRRT/SLED experience preferred (training available for qualified candidates)
• Prior travel nursing experience strongly preferred
• Experience with LVAD, Impella, and IABP devices
• Background in a large, busy Level 1 Trauma center environment

• Work in a specialized, high-acuity CVICU environment with access to cutting-edge cardiac devices and technology
• Supported by a dedicated intensivist model, charge RN, respiratory therapy, and patient care assistants on every shift

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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