Registered Nurse - Cardiac Care ICU

Details
Client Name
University of New Mexico Hospital

Job Type
Travel

Offering
Nursing

Profession
Registered Nurse (RN)

Specialty

CVICU

Job ID
37887126

Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) - CVICU

Weekly Pay
$2040.0

Shift Details
Shift
Days - 3 x 12

Scheduled Hours
36

Job Order Details
Start Date
09/28/2026

End Date
02/01/2027

Duration
18 Week(s)

Job Description
Title
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - CTVICU
Schedule

• Shift Length: 12-hour shifts
• Days per week: 36 or 48 hours/week (clinician choice)

Assignment Details

• Contract Length: Minimum 13 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 or 48 hours/week

Requirements

• Years of experience required: 2 years
• Preferred CVICU experience
• Trauma Level II experience: Required
• Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS

- Core Clinical Skills:

• Post-op cardiac surgery care
• Ventilator management and care of ventilated patients
• Vasoactive/vasopressor titration
• CRRT/CVVHD management
• ECMO management
• Mechanical circulatory support (IABP, Impella)
• Invasive monitoring: Swan-Ganz, arterial lines, central lines
• Chest tube management, NG/FOLEY placement
• Charting System: Cerner (preferred)

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive post-operative care to patients following cardiac surgery.
• Monitor and assess patient conditions, executing interventions as needed.
• Manage ventilator settings and wean patients from mechanical ventilation when appropriate.
• Administer vasoactive medications and titrate dosages based on patient response.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Perform invasive procedures, including central line and chest tube placement, as required.

Compliance / Notes

• Holiday requirement: must work 2 out of 3 holiday bundles (Thanksgiving & day after, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, New Year's Eve & New Year's Day)
• Orientation: 72 hours
• Drug screen required within 30 days of start
• RTO: Requests

7 days require approval; no RTO during first 7 days or on last day of contract
- Scrub color: Black

Client Details
Address
2211 Lomas Blvd NE

City
Albuquerque

State
NM

Zip Code
87106

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