CVICU Registered Nurse
Asheville, NC
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Registered Nurse - CVICU

Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Information

• Unit: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) / Heart Step-Down / Progressive Care / Cath Lab Recovery
• Number of Beds: 16
• Patient Ratios: Typically 2:1 or 1:1; occasionally 3:1 depending on acuity
• Staffing: RNs only (no unit clerks or patient care techs)
• Scheduling: 36 hours per week, 12-hour shifts, alternating weekends
• Floating: Travelers float to all areas
• Documentation System: Cerner
• Equipment: Ventilators, Telemetry, Baxter IV Pumps, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Impella, Hypothermia equipment

Job Description

• Care for patients requiring ECMO, LVAD, and cath lab recovery
• Experience with titration of vesicant medications, pressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Skilled in ventilator and tracheostomy care, telemetry interpretation
• Understanding of hemodynamics and pulmonary artery catheter setup and interpretation
• Experience with transvenous pacing, cardioversion, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), chest tube insertion and maintenance
• Procedures performed on unit include cardioversion, central line insertion, EGD, bronchoscopy, chest tube insertion, pericardiocentesis, thoracentesis

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years of Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications
• ICU experience required
• Experience with titration of vesicant medications, pressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Experience with ventilators and tracheostomy care
• Pulmonary artery catheter (PA catheter) setup and interpretation experience
• Experience with transvenous pacing and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
• Familiarity with chest tube insertion and maintenance

Preferred Skills and Certifications

• Experience with IABP, Impella, and CRRT is highly desirable
• Familiarity with advanced cardiovascular support and critical care procedures

Additional Information

• Orientation includes a 4-hour hospital orientation followed by an 8-hour floor shift
• Tobacco use is prohibited on all campus properties, including personal vehicles in designated parking areas
• Unit culture emphasizes advanced technology and experienced staff
• Patient care requires high acuity skills and the ability to work independently in a specialized cardiac ICU environment

This position is ideal for experienced critical care RNs with strong cardiovascular ICU skills seeking a travel assignment.