CVICU

Opportunity:

RN - CVICU

Job Details:

• 13-week contract with 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Every other weekend requirement
• Must be available to work every other holiday, if needed
• Patient ratio of 1:2; Impella nurse ratio 1:2 with occasional 1:1 based on acuity
• 16-bed unit caring for patients with sepsis, ARDS, renal failure, heart failure, pre-VAD workups, alcohol withdrawal, overdose, multi-organ failure, post cardiac arrest/targeted temperature management, respiratory failure/shock, CRRT, EKOS, IABP, and ECMO
• Floating required within skillset
• Scrub color: Any combination of navy blue and white
• EPIC charting experience required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required; travel experience required
• Active New York single state RN license required (NY is not Compact)
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Required clinical skills include arterial line management, central line care/management, PICC line management, and blood product administration
• Ventilator management, HFNC, BiPAP/CPAP support, assist with chest tube insertion/removal, care of ventilated patients, and ABG interpretation required
• Continuous IV sedation and paralytics, emergency medications, procedural sedation administration and monitoring, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Experience with CABG, Impella, IABP, LVAD/RVAD, and Swan-Ganz monitoring required
• CVVHD/CRRT, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, 12-lead EKG acquisition, infection prevention, PPE use, wound vac care, and management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure required
• Candidates within 75 miles of the facility are not accepted
• RTO requests must be submitted upon submission; cannot exceed 10 days of RTO