Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Baltimore, MD

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

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified CVICU RN in Baltimore, Maryland, 21201!

Job Title

Registered Nurse – CVICU

Location

Baltimore, MD

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13 Weeks | Nights, 3x12 Hours (19:00–07:30) | Every Other Weekend Required | Holidays Required as Scheduled

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a cardiovascular/cardiac intensive care unit setting, managing adults and geriatric patients with a 1:1 ratio, up to 1:3 with stable, lower-acuity patients
• Care for patients presenting with diagnoses including cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, MI, pulmonary hypertension, and hypertensive urgency/emergency
• Support advanced therapy workups and mechanical circulatory support, including LVAD, heart transplant evaluations, IABP, and Impella management
• Assist with and monitor bedside procedures including central line and arterial line insertions, bronchoscopy, chest tube insertion, Swan/PA catheter insertion, targeted temperature management, and CRRT
• Operate and monitor specialized equipment including Impella, VAD, IABP, CRRT, ventilators, cooling devices, and CCO monitors
• Float within specialty and to lower-acuity areas as needed per unit requirements

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in Maryland or a valid Compact license at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of CVICU or CICU experience required; first-time travelers with strong, demonstrated CVICU experience will be considered
• BLS certification – American Heart Association only
• ACLS certification – American Heart Association only
• CPI certification – Calm Every Storm online version is the only acceptable online vendor
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• CCRN certification preferred
• Experience with mechanical circulatory support devices (Impella, IABP, VAD) and CRRT in a high-acuity cardiac critical care environment

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a specialized, high-acuity CVICU environment managing complex cardiac diagnoses and advanced mechanical support therapies
• 13-week contract with potential for extension in a well-established cardiovascular critical care unit

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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