Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - $2,544 per week in Towson, MD

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Location: Towson, MD Agency: Prime Staffing Pay: $2,544 per week Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: 9/14/2026

Travel Nurse Source  is working with Prime Staffing to find a qualified CVICU RN in Towson, Maryland, 21204!

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Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)

Description:

CVICU RN - Nights - 36H2YR experience required; will accept first-time travelers w/ CVICU experience and
* HARD STOP: immediate open heart post-op experience

Start Date:

09/14/26

Hours:

3x12 Nights 19:00-07:30

License/cert requirements: MD RN, BLS, CPI, and ACLS required; NIH, OCN, and TCNN preferred

Weekends: every third weekend required

Holidays: required as they fall, as scheduled

Floating: required to MSICU as needed

On-Call: 24-32 hours required per rotating 8-week schedule

Avg Daily Census: 3-5

Beds on Unit: 6

Ratio: 1:2

Common patient diagnoses: post-op cardiac surgery (CABG, MVR, AVR), cardiac surgery re-admissions/ICU bounce-backs, structural heart-TAVR, mitral clips, pre-op patients on hospital intensivist list, STEMI/NSTEMI, cardiogenic shock, Inari procedure

Special Procedure/Unit Details: 1st 6-hours post-op - 2 or more inotropic medications, hemodynamic instability, active management of cardiac output, extreme coagulopathy, open chest, OHS/Impella, ECMO (perfusionist on-site), CRRT (dialysis on-site), IABP, or at surgeon's discretion Modified 12:00:00 AM Account Manager:
Kelly Tynes Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine:
Not Required Flu Vaccine:
Required - No Exemptions

Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience :
Preferred Years of Experience : 2 Patient Ratio Experience : 1-2 Charting System Experience :
Required Charting System Name :
Epic Community Hospital Experience :
Preferred LTAC Experience :

- Trauma Level I Experience :

- Trauma Level II Experience :

- Travel Experience Required :

- Certifications : ACLS, BLS, CPI*, NIHSS, OCN*, PALS*, TNCC
* Skills :
Accessing/Managing Ports, Arterial line management, BiPAP/CPAP management, Blood Product Administration, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Care of the patient on ECMO, Care of Ventilated Patient, Central line care/management, Central Venous Pressure Monitoring (CVP), Chronic/Acute Renal failure, Continuous IV sedation, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), CVA/Acute Stroke management, CVVHD/CRRT, ECMO, Emergency Medications, Epicardial Pacing Wire Care and Management, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Impella, 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*, Nurse driven ECMO protocols, Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR), Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR), Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention, Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring, Pulmonary edema, Pulmonary embolism, Respiratory failure, Sheath Removal, Starting and maintaining IVs*, Suctioning (ETT, NT), Surgical Intensive Care Unit*, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Valve Repair/Replacement, Ventilator Management,
* HARD STOP immediate p/op open heart experience Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type :
Other Patient Ratios Days :

- Patient Ratios Nights :

- Patient Ratios Weekends :

- Float Required : MSICU Call Required : 24-32 hours per 8wk schedule Weekend Coverage :

- Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : per schedule protocol Pre-Approved Time Off : one Orientation Hours : 24 Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups :
Adults, Geriatrics Daily Census : 3-5 Number of Visits Per Day :

- Number of Rooms : 6 Number of Beds : 6 Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation Patient Diagnoses :
Postoperative cardiac surgery patientsCABG/MVR/AVR Cardiac Surgery Readmissions or ICU bounce-backs Structural Heart-TAVR, Mitral Clip Preoperative patients (on intensivist service) STEMI/NSTEMI Cardiogenic shock Inari procedure
* Must have experience with direct care of open heart patients immediately post op. Special Procedures/Unit Details : 1st 6 hours postoperatively 2 or more inotropic medications Hemodynamic instability Actively managing cardiac output Extreme coagulopathy Open chest OHS/Impella ECMO CRRT IABP Or at the discretion of the surgeon Special Equipment :
Must have experience with direct care of open heart patients immediately post op. #Tier2 Travel Compliance UMMS Policies:
Local Rule :
Unless job specifically says locals accepted , locals under 50 miles are not accepted (perm address 50+…