Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit position requiring ACLS certification and prior progressive or critical care nursing experience.

Details

• Work in a newly established 16-bed Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit (CVPCU) within a Heart and Vascular Center
• Care for complex cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery patients, including those transitioning from critical care or recovering from cardiovascular procedures
• 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Utilize continuous invasive pressure monitoring, vasopressor and inotrope infusion management, transvenous and epicardial temporary pacing, chest tube management, phlebotomy, and peripheral IV insertion
• Rotating and night shift schedule only
• Any color scrubs permitted per unit dress code, in accordance with facility dress code policy

Requirements

• Active RN license (NH or Compact) currently in hand
• ACLS certification required
• 2 years of Progressive Care or Critical Care nursing experience required
• Cardiology and cardiac surgery specialty experience required
• Experience with continuous bedside monitoring (ECG, SpO2, BP, RR) required
• Experience with continuous invasive pressure monitoring (arterial line, CVP) required
• Experience with temporary pacing (transvenous and epicardial wire pacing) required
• Experience with vasopressor infusion management (phenylephrine, norepinephrine) required
• Experience with inotrope infusion management (milrinone, dobutamine) required
• Experience with chest tube management, phlebotomy, and peripheral IV insertion required
• Recent Level 1 or comparable Level 2 Trauma experience within the last 2 years required
• Critical care experience highly preferred, not limited to cardiac ICU
• Charge RN and precepting experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide advanced nursing care to a complex cardiovascular patient population bridging step-down and critical care levels
• Strengthen cardiovascular assessment, telemetry, and early recognition of patient deterioration skills
• Collaborative progressive care setting supporting clinical growth for experienced telemetry, cardiovascular, and critical care nurses
• Candidates must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility