Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Baltimore, MD

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Location: Baltimore, MD
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 16 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – CVICU / CICU

Location

Baltimore, MD

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 16 Weeks | 3x12-Hour Rotating Days/Nights (07:00–19:30 / 19:00–07:30) | Every Other Weekend Required | Holidays Required as Scheduled

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a cardiovascular/cardiac intensive care unit serving adult and geriatric populations with a census of up to 15 beds and an average daily census of 10
• Manage a 1:1 patient ratio, with the possibility of up to 1:3 for stable, lower-acuity patients
• Care for patients presenting with diagnoses including cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, MI, pulmonary hypertension, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and hypertensive urgency/emergency
• Operate and monitor specialized equipment including Impella, IABP, VAD, CRRT, ventilators, cooling devices, and CCO monitors
• Assist with or support bedside procedures including central line and A-line insertions, bronchoscopy, chest tube insertion, Swan/PA catheter insertion, targeted temperature management, and CRRT
• Float within specialty and to ICU or lower-acuity units as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active Maryland RN license or active Compact RN license at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of CVICU or CICU experience; first-time travelers considered with strong CVICU background including IABP and Impella experience
• Current BLS certification (AHA only)
• Current ACLS certification (AHA only)
• CPI certification (Calm Every Storm online version is the only acceptable online vendor)
• NIHSS certification

Preferred Experience / Skills

• CCRN certification
• Experience with advanced cardiac therapies including LVAD workups and heart transplant evaluations
• Familiarity with mechanical circulatory support devices and targeted temperature management protocols

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity cardiovascular ICU environment with exposure to advanced mechanical support and complex cardiac diagnoses
• Engage with a dynamic, specialized care team supporting some of the most critically ill cardiac patients in the region