CVICU RN
Towson, MD
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

CVICU RN Travel/Contract Job

Job Overview

• Specialty: CVICU RN
• Location: Towson, Maryland
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 16 weeks
• Shift: 3x12 nights, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Hours per week: 36
• Schedule notes: Rotating 11:00 AM–11:00 PM shifts may be needed based on unit needs; block scheduling is not accommodated
• Weekend requirement: Every third weekend
• Holiday requirement: Required as scheduled
• Floating: Required to MSICU as needed
• On-call: 24–32 hours per rotating 6-week schedule

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Maryland
• CVICU (2 years of experience)
• CVICU experience within the last year
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• CPI
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• NIH certification
• OCN certification
• TCNN certification

Unit Details

• Average daily census: 3–5
• Beds on unit: 6
• Patient ratio: 1:2

Common Patient Population

• Post-op cardiac surgery, including CABG, MVR, and AVR
• Cardiac surgery readmissions and ICU bounce-backs
• Structural heart cases, including TAVR and mitral clips
• Pre-op patients on the hospital intensivist list
• STEMI/NSTEMI
• Cardiogenic shock
• Inari procedure cases

Clinical/Unit Acuity

• First 6 hours post-op may involve:

  • Multiple inotropic medications
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Active management of cardiac output
  • Extreme coagulopathy
  • Open chest
  • OHS/Impella
  • ECMO
  • CRRT
  • IABP

Compliance Items

• Two supervisory references
• Employment application/resume completed within 30 days of start
• Work history verification for the previous 7 years
• Background check
• Maryland state exclusions list search
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check
• HHS/OIG check
• Education verification
• Physical exam
• Fit test
• Negative TB screening or chest X-ray
• Drug screen
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B documentation
• Tdap documentation
• Respiratory protection questionnaire
• Confidentiality agreement
• Badge application
• Photo for badge
• Job description acknowledgment
• Portfolio training test-out form
• I-9 and E-Verify attestation
• Government-issued photo ID

Additional Notes

• A 7-year criminal background search is required within 30 days of start
• Felonies within the past 5 years are an automatic decline
• On-site ECMO perfusionist and dialysis support are available