Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in New Mexico

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Location: New Mexico
Agency: job.com
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Work Settings

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)* Medical Intensive Care Unit * Surgical Intensive Care Unit *

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response

FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring * Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure * Obtain 12 lead EKG/ECG * Interpretation of dysrhythmias Management of dysrhythmias

Cardiovascular

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)* Care of the patient on ECMO * Central Venous Pressure Monitoring (CVP)* ECMO * Heart Transplant * Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)* Impella * Nurse driven ECMO protocols * Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR)* Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR)* Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention * Sheath Removal * Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)* Valve Repair/Replacement * Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD/RVAD)* Epicardial Pacing Wire Care and Management * Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring

Endocrine/Metabolic

IV insulin protocols *

Gastrointestinal

GI surgery * Liver failure * Liver transplant * Pancreas transplant *

Genitourinary/Renal

Acute Kidney Injury * Chronic/Acute Renal failure * CVVHD/CRRT * Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management * Intake and Output monitoring Urine output assessment

IV therapy

Accessing/Managing Ports * PICC line management * TPN/Lipids * Arterial line management Blood Product Administration Central line care/management Starting and maintaining IVs

Medications

Continuous IV paralytics/Neuromuscular blockade * Emergency Medications * Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring * Continuous IV sedation Titrate Cardiac drips Titrate Vasoactive drips

Respiratory/Thoracic

BiPAP/CPAP management/maintenance * Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal * Fresh tracheostomy * Lung transplant * Pulmonary edema * Carbon monoxide poisoning * Decompression Sickness * Care of Ventilated Patient High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Pulmonary embolism Respiratory failure Suctioning (ETT, NT) Ventilator Management

Professional Topics and Skills

Activated Clotting Time (ACT)* Infection Prevention * Isolation Precautions/PPE * Phlebotomy * Delayed graft function recognition & management * Recognition of infection in immunosuppressed patients * Fibrinogen * INR * Management of high-output drains * Massive transfusion protocol * Monitoring for abdominal compartment syndrome * PT/PTT *

Requirements

• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS*, TNCC*