CVICU RN
Bloomington, IN
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a CVICU RN for a mixed-acuity cardiovascular ICU requiring 18 months of recent cardiac experience and IN or compact RN licensure.

Details

• CVICU setting with mixed acuity ranging from ICU to PCU level care
• Primary patient population includes CV surgery and thoracic surgery patients (CABG, TAVR, SAVR, MVR, VATS)
• Additional flex acuity populations include Med/Surg, Progressive, ICU cardiovascular, and oncology patients
• ICU ratio of 1:2 and AA ratio of 1:3-4 (rare)
• Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00-07:30
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital
• No on-call requirements
• All private rooms equipped with overhead lifts and telemetry monitoring
• Charting system is Cerner

Requirements

• Active IN or compact RN license required in hand prior to start
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications required; NIHSS preferred
• Minimum 18 months of recent cardiac ICU experience required
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with post cardiac surgery care (direct or indirect from OR), CABG, and TAVI/TAVR
• Arterial line management, blood product administration, central line and PICC line care/management required
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Preferred experience with IABP, pre/post cardiac cath intervention, sheath removal, and ventricular assist devices (LVAD/RVAD/Impella)
• Preferred experience caring for ventilated patients and ventilator management
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Cerner charting experience preferred
• Nursing degree from a university accredited by ACEN or CCNE

Additional Information

• Provide direct care to complex cardiovascular and thoracic surgery patients including cardiac monitoring and emergency response
• Scrub color requirement: black bottoms and red top
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are not accepted for this unit
• Any former perm or PRN employee of the health system must be separated for at least 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Current or past travelers with 12 months of accrued travel employment within the health system must take a designated consecutive break to reset eligibility (3 months for out-of-state residents, 6 months for in-state residents)
• Up to 5 days of non-holiday RTO can be auto-approved; additional time off requires facility approval