Travel Registered Nurse CVICU Job

Overview
Registered Nurse, CVICU travel assignment in San Luis Obispo, California. Start date: 11/02/2026 for a 13-week assignment. Weekly pay range: $2,158–$2,250 per week. Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (36 hours per week). Setting: hospital-based critical care, travel temporary assignment. This position is represented by CNA.

Key Highlights
- Weekly pay: $2,158–$2,250 per week
- Contract duration: 13 weeks
- Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (36 hours per week)
- Start date: 11/02/2026
- Work setting: CVICU in a hospital-based travel assignment
- Assignment status: Travel temporary position

Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive nursing care for patients in the CVICU, including monitoring, assessment, and documentation.
- Monitor patients with multi-system involvement requiring ventilation, neuro/trauma care, respiratory support, and hemodynamic monitoring.
- Supervise and delegate care tasks to ancillary personnel commensurate with scope of practice, collaborating with CNAs as appropriate.
- Respond promptly to changes in patient status; administer medications and perform procedures per unit standards and physician orders.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized care plans; ensure safety, comfort, and family communication.
- Maintain adherence to infection control practices, charting accuracy, and high-quality critical care nursing standards.

Requirements
- Experience in a critical care setting, with the ability to manage ventilated patients and hemodynamic monitoring.
- Comfort working on a 12-hour day shift schedule and thriving in a high-acuity CVICU environment.
- Strong clinical assessment, priority-setting, and communication skills; ability to work collaboratively with nursing peers and CNA staff.
- Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a fast-paced, high-stress critical care unit.
- Willingness to work a travel assignment in San Luis Obispo, California.
- Proficiency with standard CVICU equipment and monitoring systems; commitment to patient safety and evidence-based practice.

Benefits and Support
- Competitive weekly pay (per week) with a defined range
- Dedicated travel and clinical support throughout the assignment
- 13-week assignment with potential for extension
- Ongoing recruiter support and coordination of credentialing processes

Find more opportunities
If you’d like to explore other openings available through Healthforce Healthcare LLC, please visit to view additional CVICU and critical care travel assignments. We encourage you to apply for roles that fit your specialty and preferred locations.

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.