Travel CVICU RN - $2,765 per week

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse – CVICU

Facility: Ardent Health Services Lovelace Medical Center (Heart Hospital)
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Start Date: 08/17/2026
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night 4x12-Hour (18:30 - 07:00)
Schedule: 36 or 48 hours/week (48 hours at straight time)
Patient Ratio: 1:2
Charting System: EPIC
Float Required: Not Specified
Call Requirement: None
Note: Previous travel experience preferred. Pending NM/Compact license accepted (must be obtained prior to start).

Position Overview:

Job duties:

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill cardiovascular patients in the CVICU.
• Monitor and manage ventilated patients, arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters, and intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP).
• Administer and titrate cardiac drips, vasoactive medications, and continuous IV sedation per protocol.
• Care for post-cardiac surgery, TAVR, cardiac catheterization, and ventricular assist device (LVAD/RVAD) patients.
• Perform central line management, blood product administration, CRRT/CVVHD care, and continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring.

Requirements:

License: Registered Nurse License; Pending NM/Compact license accepted (must be obtained prior to start)
Experience: Minimum 2 years CVICU experience; previous travel experience preferred
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Other requirement: Experience with ventilator management, IABP, Swan-Ganz monitoring, post-cardiac surgery care, CRRT/CVVHD, dysrhythmia management, and IV insulin protocols.

Unit Details:

Unit: CVICU (5050-1001 – Heart Hospital)
Patient Ratios: 1:2 (Days, Nights, Weekends)
Patient Population: Adults, Geriatrics
Patient Diagnoses: Post-cardiac surgery, cardiovascular critical care, cardiac catheterization/intervention, TAVR, heart failure requiring LVAD/RVAD, acute renal failure requiring CRRT/CVVHD, stroke, and multisystem organ dysfunction.

Choice of 3x12 or 4x12 schedule available.

About HonorVet Technologies

HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) , proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency , we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

Benefits

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus