Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in North Charleston, SC

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

About the Position

Job Title

Travel RN – CVICU / ICU

Location

North Charleston, SC | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13 Weeks | Days | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Three 12-hour shifts per week, including every other weekend and holidays in rotation

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 28-bed mixed ICU setting with patient ratios of 1:2 to 1:3, including holding inpatient PCU and med-surg admissions
• Manage complex ICU patients including those requiring ventilator support, CRRT , advanced hemodynamic monitoring, balloon pumps, Impella, and Swan-Ganz catheters
• Care for post-operative Day 0 CABG patients (fresh hearts from the OR) and perform or assist with neuro procedures including EVDs, bolts (Codman), and Arctic Sun induced hypothermia
• Conduct bedside shift report for every patient at each transfer of care
• Float as needed to the Emergency Department or PCU to manage PCU or ICU holds per facility floating policy
• Administer respiratory treatments including inhalers and nebulizers outside of the ICU as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience with at least 1 year in an ICU setting
• Ability to manage up to 1–3 ICU patients and demonstrated comfort caring for ventilated patients
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting telemetry strips

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior CVICU experience strongly preferred
• One previous successful travel nursing assignment, preferably in a facility utilizing Meditech documentation system
• BSN preferred; advanced certifications (e.g., TNCC) preferred
• Advanced skills in CRRT, advanced hemodynamics, phlebotomy, and experience with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, head and neck flap procedures, or neuro ICU care

Why Join Us

• Work within a nationally recognized program — one of only 14 in the country — with opportunities to develop advanced skills in both Neuro ICU and Cardiovascular ICU nursing, including training in head and neck flap procedures
• Join a team known for supportive management, a strong emphasis on teamwork, and excellent work-life balance, located in the historically rich and vibrant coastal city of Charleston, SC