Travel Cardiothoracic ICU Registered Nurse - $1,940 per week

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN CTICU - Cardiothoracic Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CTICU - Cardiothoracic Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/22/2026
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title:RN-Intensive Care Unit – Cardiothoracic


Job Category:Clinical-Nursing


Duties:Job Summary:


Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Essential Duties:


-Education: Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.


-Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.


-With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population.


-Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers.


-Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.


-Evaluation of Care -Identifies expected patient outcomes.


-Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care.


-Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care.


-Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.


-Implementation: Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care.


-Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan.


-Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care.


-Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs.


-Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.


-Leadership: With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations.


-Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor.


-Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration.


-Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.


-Effectively uses communication systems.


-Participates in promoting cost-effective care.


-Gives feedback to co-workers.


-Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment.


-Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.


-Patient Assessment: Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.


-Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs.


-Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others.


-Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families.


-Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.


-Planning: Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care.


-Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care.


-Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning.


-Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care.


-Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.


-Research: Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice.


-Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.


Skills:Required Skills & Experience:


-One (1) year of nursing experience.

Preferred Skills & Experience:


-N/A


Education:Required Education:


-Nursing Diploma.


OR


-ADN or ASN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Preferred Education:


-BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Required Certifications & Licensure:


-Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.


-Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification (AHA or ARC).


Preferred Certifications & Licensure:


-N/A

HonorVet Technologies Job ID #32385991. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN-Intensive Care Unit – Cardiothoracic

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.

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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