CVICU RN
Gainesville, FL
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced CVICU RN for a night shift assignment at an ECMO center requiring critical care, ventilator management, and invasive line skills.

Details

• 24-bed CVICU unit in the Surgical Tower using a primary RN staffing model with unit clerk and occasional tech support
• Night shift schedule, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend or three weekend shifts per month required
• Floating to Critical Care units as needed
• Uses Alaris pumps and Level 1 Rapid Transfusion equipment
• Documentation via Meditech
• Unit manages ECMO patients, heavy cardiothoracic and vascular surgical volume, and an Impella-Assisted High-Risk PCI Cardiology and Cardiogenic Shock program

Requirements

• Active FL or compact RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience in CVICU or critical care
• Required skills: vasoactive infusions, arterial lines, invasive central lines, and ventilator management
• Current BLS and NIHSS certification required
• Experience with chest tube placement, central line placement, bronchoscopy, and percutaneous tracheostomy preferred
• Cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology experience preferred but not required
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• US SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct critical care nursing to complex cardiovascular and ECMO patients
• Royal blue scrubs required as part of dress code
• Facility is part of a 432-bed full-service medical and surgical acute care center
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted
• Two professional references required for Florida-based assignments