Travel Nurse RN - CVICU
Albuquerque, NM
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a CVICU position at a Level I Trauma, Teaching Hospital in New Mexico, requiring CVICU experience and proficiency with advanced cardiac equipment including ECMO, IABP, and Impella.

Details

• Night shift schedule, 4x12-hour shifts (19:00–07:30)
• CVICU unit within a Level I Trauma, Teaching, Children's Hospital with 554 staffed beds
• Patient population includes post-op open hearts, CABG, aortic aneurysm repair/dissection, femoral-popliteal bypass, pulmonary embolism, cardiac arrest, endovascular repair, heart failure, MODS, and sepsis
• Patient ratio is 1:2
• Charting via Cerner
• Equipment includes CRRT, Hemosphere, Bladderscanner, Cortrak, ultrasound, Philips monitors, Impella, IABP, ECMO, ZOLL, Dopplers, Glidescope, Pupilometer, Blanketrol, Arctic Sun, Belmont, and Bair Hugger
• Weekends required as needed
• No on-call requirement
• May be floated within scope to other ICUs, PCU floors, ED, or PACU to care for admitted patients

Requirements

• Active New Mexico or Compact RN license (pending license accepted)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• CVICU experience preferred
• Proficiency with bedside procedures including post-op open heart care, bedside tracheostomy/PEG, bedside surgical procedures, CRRT, ECMO, IABP, Impella, Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines, CVCs, chest tubes, Foley insertion, and NG tubes
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Scrub color required: black
• Free parking available on-site
• RTO requests exceeding 7 days require approval; all time off requests should be submitted upfront
• Travelers who have worked 4 consecutive assignments or reached the one-year mark are required to take a 6-month break before returning
• New contracts and extensions must be at least 10 weeks in length