Travel Cardiac ICU Registered Nurse - $2,791 per week

About the role

Medical Solutions is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.

Specialty and details

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 15 weeks
• Hours per week: 36
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Patient population and equipment

• Post open heart surgical patients: CABG, Valves, CABG/Valve, Dissections, AAA, Vascular procedures, Carotids, post cardiovascular procedures
• Cardiac-related events requiring ICU care including STEMI, Unstable angina, Unstable N-STEMI, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, Targeted Temperature Management (Hypothermia), Transcutaneous pacing, Transvenous pacing, Severe heart failure, TAVRs
• Ventilated patients and overflow patients from other ICUs including COVID patients
• Specialty intervention equipment: IABPs, Impellas, Swan Ganz, ECMO, External Pacemakers, CRRT
• Lines: PICC, Midlines, CVC, Swans, Arterial Lines (radial and femoral)

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of CVICU experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-stress environment
• Strong assessment skills and critical thinking
• Ability to interpret strips
• Experience titrating drips including dopamine, dobutamine, levophed, epi, neo, vasopressin, cleviprex, propofol, fentanyl, versed, insulin, heparin, esmolol
• Proficiency with ventilators, CPAP, BPAP, heated high flow, and nitric oxide
• Ability to read and interpret Philips telemetry strips

Certifications

• BLS required
• ACLS preferred
• CCRN a plus

Shift and scheduling

• 12-hour shifts (7a–7p or 7p–7a)
• Every other weekend
• Holiday requirements: every other holiday
• Float to every level of care; travelers are expected to take a full team

Staffing and support

• Charge nurses 24/7 (may take assignments)
• House supervisor 24/7
• Patient Care Techs (PCTs) with ratios ranging from 1:12 to 1:15
• CV APNs/PAs and CCS APNs/PAs majority of the time; providers on call
• Respiratory therapists 24/7
• Monitor techs available