Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Grand Island, NE

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Location: Grand Island, NE
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 Grand Island, Nebraska, 68803!

Job Title

Registered Nurse – CVICU (Cardiovascular/Medical Surgical Cardiac ICU)

Location

Grand Island, NE

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | Onsite | Every other weekend required | Holidays as needed

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 16-bed Medical Surgical Cardiac ICU with nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2, with occasional 1:1 for TPA, balloon pump, or post-craniotomy recovery
• Titrate drips including sedation, paralytics, pressors, antihypertensives, heparin, and insulin
• Operate and monitor advanced equipment including Gaymar Hypothermia, Arrow Balloon Pump, Camino Neuro Monitoring, CRRT, Impella, EVDs, and lumbar drains
• Read and interpret cardiac telemetry monitor strips independently
• Manage patients across a broad acuity range including sepsis, STEMI, stroke, neurosurgery, renal failure, respiratory failure, COPD, cancer, and DKA
• Participate in bedside shift report and intentional hourly rounding in a fast-paced environment with eICU remote monitoring support

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Valid driver's license required at time of submittal
• Ability to pass a unit-specific open-book skills exam with a minimum score of 90% during orientation
• Compliance with facility fingernail policy: artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care departments
• Must not be currently employed full-time, part-time, or PRN with any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior ICU experience with exposure to complex, critically ill patient populations
• Experience managing ventilated patients and respiratory support equipment ranging from nasal cannula to mechanical ventilation
• Ability to communicate effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse patient populations
• Strong critical thinking skills with a willingness to seek out resources and adapt to new clinical situations

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, technology-supported ICU environment with eICU remote monitoring and a collaborative care team including charge nurses and patient care techs
• Opportunity to care for a culturally diverse community while developing advanced critical care skills in a supportive, learning-focused 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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