Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU position requiring cardiac surgery skills and an IN or Compact RN license.

Details

• CVICU unit within a short-term acute care hospital with 210 staffed beds
• Mixed acuity unit spanning ICU to PCU level care
• Largest patient population is CV and Thoracic surgery patients including CABG, TAVR, SAVR, MVR, and VATS
• Additional patient populations include flex acuity Med/Surg, Progressive, and ICU cardiovascular and oncology patients
• ICU ratios of 1:2, with rare AA ratios of 1:3-4
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 19:00-7:30
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required within the hospital or to an affiliate hospital nearby
• All private rooms with overhead lifts and telemetry equipment
• Uses Cerner charting system

Requirements

• Active IN or Compact RN license required, must be in hand prior to start
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications required; NIHSS preferred
• Minimum 18 months of recent experience required
• Cardiac skills experience is a hard requirement
• Experience with interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with post cardiac surgery care (directly or indirectly from OR)
• Experience with CABG and TAVI/TAVR procedures
• Arterial line management, blood product administration, central line and PICC line care/management experience required
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Preferred experience with IABP, pre/post cardiac cath/intervention, sheath removal, and ventricular assist devices (LVAD/RVAD/Impella)
• Preferred experience with ventilated patient care and ventilator management
• Cerner charting experience preferred
• Previous charge experience preferred
• 2 supervisor references required
• Nursing school must be ACEN or CCNE accredited at time of graduation

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex cardiovascular and thoracic surgery patients
• Scrub color requirement: black bottoms and red top
• Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• RTO of 5 days or less can be auto-approved; additional time requires facility approval
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are not accepted for this position
• Any current or former IU Health perm/PRN employee must have a 12-month break before applying as a traveler
• Travelers who have accrued 12 months of travel employment within IU Health require a designated break to reset eligibility