Registered Nurse - CVICU

Travel Registered Nurse

RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR

Required Skills / Certs / Exp:

Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Yrs CC experience. Traveler Experience: no first time travelers Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Accepted at same rate for this need. Must have CVICU experience or open heart experience.

Skills: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, ECMO, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR), Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD/RVAD), Arterial line management, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Continuous IV sedation, Titrate Cardiac drips, Care of Ventilated Patient, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), Isolation Precautions/PPE

Certs: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Preferred Skills/Certs:

Accessing/Managing Ports, Titrate Vasoactive drips, Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal, BiPAP/CPAP management/maintenance, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Ventilator Management

Job Details:

Target Ratios: 1:1 night, 2:1 wknd

Shift: DAYS 06:45-19:15

36 or 48 hours can be offered. Will accept 13-26 week contracts.

Float Requirement: Yes. Weekend Requirement: Every Other Weekend.

Patient Diagnoses: Post Open Heart Recovery Unit. Also take thoracotomies, esophagogastrectomies and TAVR

Special Procedures / Unit Details: Post Open Heart Recovery Unit. Also take thoracotomies, esophagogastrectomies and TAVR. We take CRRT, Impella and IABP.

Unit Systems (Medication, Documentation, Communication): SBAR, EPIC, PYXIS

Scheduling Type: Self

Unit Orientation: Please confirm unit orientation times. Hospital Orientation week one; traveler must be available for classes each day.

Scrubs: Navy or white or a combination of the two.

Windsor Healthcare Recruitment Group