Travel Nurse RN - CVICU - $2,075 per week
Cross Country Nurses · Houston, TX · 1 mo ago
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About the role
This position involves providing specialized critical care in a busy, high-acuity Intensive Care Unit, with a focus on cardiovascular patients including heart transplants, LVAD, and valve surgeries. The role requires adaptability to floating and collaborative work within a dynamic hospital environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized critical care in a high-acuity, Level 1 Trauma ICU with 8 beds in each of two units, handling complex cardiovascular cases such as heart transplants, LVAD patients, and valve surgeries
- Work 12-hour shifts scheduled based on unit needs, with a minimum of 36 hours per week (typically 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., every other week)
- Remain flexible on scheduling and open to floating
- Manage titratable vasoactive drips
- Work within an ICU equipped with vents, Cpap, BiPap, and monitored via electronic systems
- Complete unit orientation including 2-3 shifts with preceptors
- Collaborate within a dynamic hospital environment operating under an intensivist model with RT coverage 24/7
Required Qualifications
- Experienced ICU Registered Nurse (RN) with at least 2 years of experience in critical care
- ACLS certification
- BLS certification
- NIHSS certification
- Experience or proficiency with CRRT
- Comfortable managing titratable vasoactive drips
- Willing to wait for license submission
Benefits
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits