Travel CVICU RN - $2,686 per week
AMN Healthcare Nursing · Charlotte, NC · 5 days ago
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About the Role
AMN Healthcare Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Responsibilities
- Provide care in a 20-bed CVICU unit, broken into two sides of 10 beds each, with a centralized nurses station
- Care for a very high acuity patient population ages 0-18 years old
- Manage patients with congenital heart differences that have undergone surgery, medical management of pre-transplant and post-transplant, s/p cath lab, ventricular assistive devices, ECMO, Impella, Dialysis, and Aquadex (Renal Replacement Therapy)
- Work 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week
Required Experience & Skills
- 2 years Pediatric Cardiac ICU experience in a similar facility for acuity
- Experience with fresh open heart post op patients
- Transplant experience
- Experience with Aquadex (renal replacement therapy), Impella, and ECMO
- EPIC EMR experience required
- Ability/competency to float to PICU (will be discussed during interview)
Required Licensure & Certifications
- BLS
- PALS
- NIHSS
Unit Details
- Patient Ratios: Varies on acuity – 2:1, 1:1, 1:2
- 1 Health Care Tech per day to support unit secretary duties and nursing support (runners, bathing, etc.)
- Unit Secretary every shift
- Charge nurse – free floating
- Resource Nurse – free floating
- RT, 24/7 Cardiologist, 24/7 Intensivist, 24/7 Telemetry monitoring
- IV Pump: Alaris
- Med dispensing: Omnicell
- Monitors: Phillips
- Floating: Yes – PICU, NICU, Gen Peds as needed
Facility Information
- 247 Licensed Beds
- Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
- Teaching Hospital
- Chest Pain Center Certified
- Stroke Center Certified
- Congenital Cardiology ranked #7 by USNWR
Pay
- Pay Rate: $2619.00 – $2753.00
Benefits
- Competitive pay rates
- Free, quality, private housing
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k) and Flex Spending
- Life Insurance
- Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
- Free Continuing Education
- Refer a friend and earn extra cash
- Company provided housing options