Travel RN - Cardiovascular ICU

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU night shift position requiring a MO or compact RN license, ACLS, and a minimum of 2 years recent CVU experience.

Job Details

- Work in a Cardiovascular ICU unit at an acute care hospital,

- Patient population includes cardio-thoracic surgery, open heart, TAVR, post cath lab, and post cardiac surgery with telemetry,

- Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:1 in ICU and 2:1 in Tele shifts,

- Night shift schedule is 3x12 hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:30,

- Required to work 6 weekend shifts during each 6-week period (every other weekend),

- No on-call responsibilities,

- Floating within the cardiac service line may be required to meet facility needs,

- Uses the Epic EMR system,

- Navy scrubs required,

Job Requirements

- Current MO or compact RN license is required,

- Minimum 2 years of recent Cardiovascular ICU experience required,

- Must be ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certified,

- Experience with hemodynamics, titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips required,

- Epic EMR experience preferred,

- Cardiac assistive machine experience preferred,

- Pending license may be accepted if requirements are met,

- Permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler,

Additional Information

- Responsibilities include post-op care for cardiac patients, management of cardiac assistive devices, and titrating critical drips,

- Travelers are required to work holidays as scheduled,

- Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted,

- No more than 7 days of requested time off (RTO) allowed per 13-week contract and none during the first week of orientation,

- First-time travelers are not accepted for this position,

- Parking is free for staff,