Cardiac ICU RN
Asheville, NC
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Travel RN Opportunity – Asheville, North Carolina

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Location: Asheville, NC
• Unit: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, alternating weekends
• Employment Type: Travel

Facility Highlights

• Level II Trauma Center
• Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Only children’s hospital in the region with pediatric emergency room and 30 pediatric subspecialists
• Busiest robotic surgery program in the Carolinas
• Only open heart and interventional cardiology program in the region
• Recognized with Magnet® Designation for nursing excellence
• Consistently rated among America’s top hospitals for clinical quality and patient safety

Unit Information

• Unit Size: 16 beds
• Patient Ratios: Typically 2:1 or 1:1, occasionally 3:1 depending on acuity
• Staffing: RNs only (no unit clerks or patient care techs)
• Documentation System: Cerner
• Floating Policy: Travelers float to all areas within the hospital
• Scrub Colors: All navy or navy and white (no green scrubs except when soiled)
• Dress Code: No pullovers or hoodies; must adhere to uniform colors

Required Experience & Skills

• ICU experience required
• Titration of vesicant medications
• Familiarity with pressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Experience with ventilators and tracheostomies
• Telemetry interpretation
• Understanding of hemodynamics and PA catheter setup and interpretation
• Transvenous pacing, cardioversion, and TEE (transesophageal echocardiogram)
• Familiarity with chest tube insertions and maintenance

Advanced/Preferred Skills

• Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Impella device management
• Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)

Procedures Performed on Unit

• Cardioversion
• Central line insertion
• EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy)
• Bronchoscopy
• Chest tube insertions
• Pericardiocentesis
• Thoracentesis

Certifications

• No certifications required
• CCRN certification recommended
• Experience or certification with IABP, Impella, and CRRT appreciated

This position offers the opportunity to work in a highly recognized hospital with advanced technology and a skilled team in a specialized cardiac ICU setting. The unit supports professional growth with exposure to complex cardiac and critical care procedures.