Travel RN - Cardiovascular ICU

Travel Rn - Cardiovascular Icu

American Traveler

Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

Position ID: P-766330

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,527.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiovascular ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring at least 2 years of CVICU experience and WV or compact RN licensure.

Details

Work in an 18-bed CVICU with mixed acuity Step Down and ICU status patients

Nurse:patient ratios of 1:1 for fresh hearts and devices, 1:2 for ICU status, and 1:3 for step down status patients

Patient population includes atrial fibrillation, heart blocks, bradycardia, NSTEMI, STEMI, cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolisms, cardiogenic shock, heart surgery (CABG/valves), heart failure, and thoracic surgery

Uses EPIC EMR

12-hour night shifts with weekends as scheduled every other weekend

Holiday coverage as needed to fill unit needs

No call or standby requirement

Travelers float first, primarily to ACU and ICU, and may float to Med-Surg and Tele with a max of 6 patients

RNs titrate drips including Cardizem, Cordarone, Cardene, Nitroglycerin, Esmolol, Cleviprex, Milrinone, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Lasix, Bumex, Epinephrine, Levophed, Vasopressin, Insulin, Heparin, Aggrastat, Precedex, Propofol, Versed, and Fentanyl

1-2 PCTs per shift support the unit

Hospitalist/Intensivist and RT coverage in-house 24/7

Monitor techs watch telemetry off-unit, but RNs address alarms and read their own strips every 4 hours using Philips monitors

Self-scheduling and block scheduling requests allowed, subject to unit needs during schedule balancing

Rare potential to work charge on night shift

Requirements

Active WV or compact RN license required

BLS and ACLS certification (AHA) required

Minimum 2 years of CVICU experience required

Experience with at least 6-hour post-op open heart patients required; fresh open heart experience preferred

CRRT experience required

Temporary pacemaker and post-permanent pacer experience required

Acute MI pre/post cath experience required

Mediastinal/chest tube experience required

Ventilator experience required

Hypothermia protocol experience required

Arterial line experience required

IABP/Impella experience preferred

Hemodynamic monitoring/Swan-Ganz experience preferred

EPIC EMR experience preferred

Unexpired driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

Provide critical care nursing to cardiovascular and post-surgical cardiac/thoracic patients

Royal blue scrubs required

1-week unit orientation including modules, EPIC training, and orienting with a unit RN

Must reside within a 50-mile radius of the facility, with no local travelers accepted

Returning WVU Medicine travelers must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying

Travelers may not work within WVU Medicine for longer than one year without taking a 2-year break, with cumulative experience applying

All candidates interview directly with the unit manager