Travel Nurse RN - CVICU - $2,473 per week

Specialty: CVICU | Discipline: RN | Start Date: ASAP | Duration: 13 weeks | 36 hours per week | Shift: 12 hours, nights | Employment Type: Travel

About the role

This unit provides intensive, comprehensive care and monitoring for medical, surgical, and cardiac patients having experienced shock, trauma, or other life-threatening conditions. The CVICU supports a mix of medical, surgical, and cardiac intensive patients.

Adventist Health Portland, located in a bustling cosmopolitan area surrounded by nature, has been one of the region’s leading healthcare providers since the 1800s. In partnership with OHSU, it comprises a 302-bed hospital, 11 medical offices, home care services, comprehensive cancer care, and a vast scope of award-winning services throughout East Portland and surrounding areas. The area offers many outdoor adventures, including year-round skiing, hiking along the Columbia River Gorge, and day trips to the Oregon coast.

Responsibilities

• Delivers coordinated nursing care for a patient or assigned group of patients according to established standards of care and the nursing process.
• Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing staff and coordinates care with other disciplines while utilizing critical thinking, professional discretion, and independent judgment.
• Collects relevant data pertinent to the patient’s health or situation and analyzes assessment data to determine diagnosis and care issues.
• Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain outcomes and implements the plan, coordinating care delivery while employing strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
• Evaluates progress toward attaining outcomes and identifies outcomes for the patient or the patient’s situation.
• Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.
• Provides learning opportunities for patients, family members, and team members.
• Directly provides health information to patients, families, and the treatment team.
• Participates in discharge planning to ensure continuity of care.
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS, HS-BLS, or RQIBLS) certification: Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS, HS-ACLS, or RQIACLS): Required
• 2 years of CVICU experience
• Work history with no more than a 30-day gap in employment
• 1 reference in the last 12 months
• CVICU Skills Checklist within the last year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
• Acute care facility experience: Preferred

Facility Location

Nestled at the junction of two great rivers and ringed by pristine forests and ancient volcanoes, Portland is Oregon’s largest city and a great base for exploring the rugged Northwest. Regularly voted one of the “most livable cities” in the nation, Portland boasts a vital arts scene, beautiful parks, an abundance of microbreweries, and a relaxed, unhurried way of life.

Pay

Pay Rate: $2,411.00 - $2,535.00 per week (based on 12-hour shifts and 36 hours per week, subject to confirmation). Tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Free, quality, private housing
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Referral bonuses