Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - $1,673 per week in Austin, TX

Registered Nurse (RN) | Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Location: Austin, TX
Agency: Cynet Health
Pay: $1,673 per week
Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 10/27/2026

About the Position

Job Title: Registered Nurse, CVICU Profession: RN Specialty: CVICU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 06:45 AM - 07:15 PM Hours per Shift: 13 Experience: Minimum of 1 year License: Current RN license Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIH Certification Must-Have: Cardiac Advanced Device Therapy Management experience, particularly with IABP and IMPELLA. Experience with Swan-Ganz catheter management. Description: Deliver high-quality direct patient care as a Registered Nurse, ensuring safe, evidence-based interventions aligned with organizational policies and clinical standards. Implement and monitor individualized patient care plans, evaluating outcomes and adjusting treatment to optimize patient safety and recovery. Administer physician and nursing orders promptly, maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and advancing quality improvement initiatives. Lead discharge planning efforts, collaborating with patients and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe transitions and effective post-acute care planning. The patient population includes 80% cardiac surgery and 20% advanced heart failure cases, including high-risk cardiac surgeries such as open heart recovery, heart transplants, LVAD implants, ECMO, Impella, IABP, and CRRT. Experience with CCO monitoring is preferred.

Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS - AHA
• Pharmacology
• Skills Checklist
• Specialty Exam