Travel Registered Nurse CVICU Job

Overview
Registered Nurse – CVICU (Travel) in San Luis Obispo, California. This travel assignment starts on 10/19/2026 and runs for 13 weeks in a short-term acute care hospital’s critical care setting. The role offers a guaranteed 36 hours per week with a weekly pay range of $2,071–$2,185. Shift is 3x12-hour day shifts.

Key Highlights
- Weekly pay: $2,071–$2,185 per week
- Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
- Contract duration: 13 weeks
- Shift: 3x12-hour day shifts
- Start date: 10/19/2026
- Setting: Critical care in a short-term acute care hospital

Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for CVICU patients, including planning, coordination, and ongoing assessment; supervise and delegate tasks to ancillary staff within scope of practice.
- Manage critical care therapies such as mechanical ventilation, invasive hemodynamic monitoring, and ICP/ventriculostomy care; administer medications and blood products as ordered.
- Accurately interpret ECG rhythms and respond to life-threatening events; confirm alarm settings with monitors staff and adjust monitoring plans as patient condition warrants.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, participate in rounds, document care per policy, and ensure accurate, timely communication with providers and families.
- Support safe patient care through adherence to unit protocols, equipment checks, infection control practices, and appropriate escalation through the chain of command.
- Apply knowledge across neurological, trauma, respiratory, and multi-system failure scenarios to stabilize patients and transition care appropriately.

Requirements
- Current RN license in the state of practice (California)
- Education: High School/GED or equivalent required; Associate Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
- Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) required; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required; Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) required within 1 year of hire; NIHSS; AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS required
- Experience: At least two years of recent critical care experience; six months CCU experience preferred
- Additional: Ability to work in a CVICU setting with rotating day shifts and 12-hour schedules

Benefits and Support
- 24/7 recruiter and travel support
- Dedicated support throughout the assignment
- Fast credentialing
- Extension opportunities based on staffing needs and performance

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Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.