Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiac Specialty Care ICU position requiring at least 2 years of cardiac critical care experience and a minimum of one completed travel assignment.

Details

• Work setting is a cardiac specialty care unit (ICU) within a hospital environment
• Cardiac critical care patient population in a 12-plus bed unit
• 12-hour day shifts, 3 days per week (36 hours/week)
• Full-time, 13-week contract
• Floating between departments and/or local locations within 20 miles is required
• Epic EMR used; on-site training available for those without prior Epic experience

Requirements

• Active NM RN license or Compact State RN license currently in hand
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS — BLS and ACLS must be issued by the American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross
• Minimum of an Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN or ASN)
• At least 2 years of current experience in a cardiac critical care and/or intensive care unit (12-plus beds) required
• Must have successfully completed at least one prior 13-week travel assignment
• Open heart, LVAD, and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) experience preferred
• Must be a team player, flexible, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position

Additional Information

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses
• Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and the broader healthcare team
• Responsible for initiating and documenting appropriate protocols, standards of care, medication administration, and treatments per physician orders or standing protocols
• Identifies patient and family learning and discharge needs throughout the episode of care
• Provides clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel as needed
• A Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia (BCA) test is required to be completed on the first day of orientation — candidates who do not pass will be dismissed from the assignment
• Former permanent employees of this health system must wait one year before being considered as a traveler