Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - $2,659 to $2,954 per week in Rochester, NY

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Location: Rochester, NY
Agency: All Medical Personnel
Pay: $2,659 to $2,954 per week
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with All Medical Personnel to find a qualified CVICU RN in Rochester, New York, 14445!

Job Title

Registered Nurse – CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit)

Location

Rochester, NY | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13 Weeks | Nights | 4x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Every other weekend required | Every other holiday required, if needed

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to critically ill cardiac surgery patients in a 16-bed CVICU, managing conditions including sepsis, ARDS, renal failure, heart failure, multi-organ failure, post-cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, and shock
• Manage arterial lines, central lines, and PICC lines; administer blood products; and perform ABG interpretation
• Operate and monitor advanced cardiac devices including ECMO, LVAD/RVAD, IABP, Impella, and Swan-Ganz catheters ; maintain nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2 (1:1 based on acuity for Impella patients)
• Administer and titrate continuous IV sedation, paralytics, vasoactive drips, and emergency medications; provide procedural sedation administration and monitoring
• Support ventilated patients through ventilator management, HFNC, BiPAP/CPAP, and assist with chest tube insertion and removal; manage CVVHD/CRRT
• Perform dysrhythmia interpretation and management, 12-lead EKG acquisition, wound vac care, and adhere to infection prevention and PPE protocols; float within skillset as required

Required Qualifications

• Active New York Single State RN license required at time of submission (NY is not a Compact state; pending licenses are not accepted)
• ACLS certification required
• BLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required — must include valid NIHSS documentation at time of submission
• Minimum 1 year of CVICU or relevant critical care nursing experience
• EPIC charting experience is a hard requirement
• Candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility are not eligible for this position

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience caring for post-CABG and advanced cardiac device patients (ECMO, LVAD/RVAD, Impella, IABP)
• Familiarity with CRRT/CVVHD management in a high-acuity ICU setting
• Experience with targeted temperature management and pre-VAD workup patient populations
• Background working within a multidisciplinary team in a Magnet-recognized or teaching hospital environment

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity CVICU with 24/7 provider coverage, a collaborative multidisciplinary team, and exposure to some of the most complex cardiac cases in the region
• Unit supports advanced cardiac device management and complex multi-organ failure cases, offering significant professional development for experienced critical care nurses

About All Medical Personnel

All Medical Personnel streamlines hiring to get you back to the work you love. Established in 1990, our staffing business lines place locum tenens, travel nursing, travel therapy, allied health, and clinical laboratory professionals from coast-to-coast. We believe in focusing and uplifting the hiring process, with a deep understanding of the unique challenges you face. We are here to ensure each experience with us is simplified, elevated, and impactful, for you and your patient. Visit us at to learn more.

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