Registered Nurse CVICU

Job Title

Travel RN – CVICU

Location

North Charleston, SC | Acute Care ICU

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | 3 x 12-hour shifts per week | Expected every-other-weekend and holiday rotation

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 28-bed mixed ICU setting with patient ratios of 1:2 to 1:3, including holding inpatient PCU and med-surg admissions
• Manage critically ill patients including post-op day 0 CABG, impella and balloon pump patients, Swan-Ganz monitoring, and advanced hemodynamics
• Perform and interpret telemetry strips and support patients on mechanical ventilation
• Conduct bedside shift report for every patient at each transfer of care
• Administer respiratory treatments (inhalers and nebulizers) outside of the ICU as needed
• Float as needed to the emergency department or PCU to care for PCU or ICU hold patients, per facility floating policy

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license with a minimum of 36 months of RN experience, including at least 12 months in an ICU setting
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required
• At least one prior successful travel nursing assignment; experience in a facility using Meditech documentation preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage 1–3 ICU patients and comfort with ventilator management

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior CVICU experience strongly preferred
• Advanced skills in CRRT, advanced hemodynamics, and phlebotomy
• Experience with neuro procedures including EVDs, bolts (Codman), Arctic Sun/induced hypothermia, and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage care
• BSN, advanced nursing certifications, and/or TNCC certification preferred

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to develop advanced skills in both Cardiovascular and Neuro ICU nursing, including care for head and neck flap procedures within one of only 14 such programs in the nation
• Work alongside an experienced team using current technology including i-mobile phones and mobile computer workstations in a dynamic, high-acuity environment