Travel Nurse RN - CVICU - $2,800 per week

MedCadre is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Glenview, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 8 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Position: Registered Nurse – CVICU

Location: Glenview, IL

Job Type: 8 Week Contract + Possible Extensions

Shift: Days/Nights – 12 Hours

Expected Hours: 36 Hours per Week

Note:- Passing an EKG test is a requirement.

Job Overview:
The CVICU Registered Nurse provides specialized care to critically ill patients with complex cardiovascular conditions. This role involves monitoring, assessing, and treating patients recovering from major cardiac and vascular surgeries, as well as those experiencing acute cardiac events. The CVICU RN works collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality patient care in a fast-paced critical care environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct nursing care to critically ill cardiovascular and cardiothoracic patients.
• Monitor and interpret hemodynamic parameters, cardiac rhythms, laboratory results, and patient responses to treatment.
• Care for patients recovering from CABG, valve replacement, TAVR, heart transplant, LVAD implantation, and other cardiac surgeries.
• Administer medications, vasoactive drips, blood products, and IV therapies according to physician orders and hospital protocols.
• Manage advanced cardiac monitoring equipment, arterial lines, central venous catheters, Swan-Ganz catheters, and ventilators.
• Assess and respond to changes in patient condition, initiating appropriate interventions in emergency situations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of recent CVICU Registered Nurse experience.
• Active IllinoisRegistered Nurse (RN) License.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification.
• Current ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) Certification.
• NIHSS Certification required.

About MedCadre

At MedCadre, headquartered in Irvine, California and serving healthcare organizations nationwide, we connect exceptional clinicians with world-class career opportunities while upholding the highest standards of ethics, fairness, and integrity. As a Joint Commission–accredited and ISO 9001–certified leader in medical staffing, we strictly adhere to healthcare regulations, ensuring trust and peace of mind for both our clinicians and partner facilities.

Guided by our core values; Results , Approachability , Care , and Emergency (RACE), we foster an environment where you can grow professionally, build meaningful relationships, and deliver outstanding patient care. When you join MedCadre, you become part of a broad network dedicated to advancing healthcare, improving lives, and shaping the future of patient outcomes together.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and embrace diversity at every level of our organization

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Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Health Care FSA
• Vision benefits
• Dental benefits
• Retention bonus
• Medical benefits
• Referral bonus
• Sick pay
• Weekly pay