Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Cardiovascular ICU RN with dedicated Open-Heart Unit experience for a hospital assignment requiring proficiency with ECMO, IABP, and CRRT.

Details

• 18-bed Cardiovascular Surgical ICU (CVSICU) providing care for patients recovering from cardiac surgery, cardiac transplantation, lung transplantation, and VAD placement
• Patients received directly from the OR post-cardiac surgery
• Nurse/patient ratio of 1:1 or 1:2
• Rotating 7A/7P shift schedule or straight PM shift available
• 13-week assignment length

Requirements

• Active RN license (MD or Compact) currently in hand
• BLS certification required
• Current experience recovering post-op cardiac surgery patients in an ICU setting required
• Hands-on experience with Vent, CRRT, Swan, epicardial wires/pacemakers, vasoactive gtt titration, Level 1 IABP, and ECMO required
• Experience in a dedicated Open-Heart Unit required
• Prior experience in a comparable large facility (500+ bed count) required
• ACLS certification preferred
• Critical Care Certification preferred
• Trauma course completion preferred
• Epic EMR experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex cardiovascular surgical and transplant patients
• Strong candidates only will be considered given the high acuity and prestige of this unit
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• First-time travelers may be considered if they meet the strong experience requirements for this specialty unit