Critical Care Float RN
Madison, WI
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs
$2,646/weekOverview
- Start Date11/09/2026
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Description
Step into a high-acuity CVICU travel nursing job in Madison, WI. Join a collaborative Cardiovascular ICU team providing advanced cardiac care, complex thoracic case management, and life-saving critical care in a supportive healthcare environment.
Job Details
- Position: CVICU Registered Nurse
- Employment Type: Travel RN / Travel Nursing Assignment
- Location: Madison, Wisconsin
- Schedule: 3 x 12-hour rotating shifts per week, with day and night coverage (7:00 AM–7:30 PM or 7:00 PM–7:30 AM)
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Orientation: 24 hours
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
Why This CVICU Nursing Job?
- Work in a fast-paced Cardiovascular ICU with complex cardiac and cardiothoracic surgery patients
- Ideal for experienced critical care nurses seeking travel RN jobs in Wisconsin
- Join a strong healthcare team in a vibrant Midwest city known for lakes, trails, and a welcoming community
- Opportunity to build advanced ICU experience in a high-acuity hospital setting
Job Requirements
- Active Wisconsin RN license or compact RN license
- Minimum of 2 years of recent acute care experience in CVICU or a similar critical care setting
- CVICU experience required
- Experience with NextStage CVVH / NxStage required
- Epic charting experience required
- Trauma Level I experience required
- Prior travel nursing experience required
- AHA BLS and ACLS required
- Ability to pass a telemetry exam prior to start
- Experience caring for adult and geriatric patients in a high-acuity ICU environment
- Willingness to float as needed
Responsibilities
- Provide expert nursing care to cardiovascular and cardiothoracic ICU patients
- Monitor and manage patients recovering from CABG, valve repair or replacement, aneurysm repair, aortic dissection repair, transplant procedures, STEMI/NSTEMI, and cardiogenic shock
- Support patients requiring advanced critical care therapies and devices such as CRRT, IABP, Impella, LVAD, ECMO, and ventilator support
- Titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips, manage dysrhythmias, and interpret telemetry and hemodynamic data
- Assist with line care, chest tube management, sheath removal, blood product administration, and other ICU procedures
- Collaborate with charge nurses, rapid response teams, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and interdisciplinary healthcare team members
- Deliver compassionate, family-centered care while maintaining the highest standard of clinical excellence
Apply now for this CVICU Registered Nurse travel assignment in Madison, Wisconsin, and join a healthcare team committed to excellence in critical care nursing.
Benefits401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal OpportunityWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Employer
GHR Healthcare
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Madison, WI
About
Madison is the capital of Wisconsin, located about an hour west of Milwaukee. Frequently listed as one of the best places to live in the United States, this city ranks high in economy, diversity and education. Madison is a young and vibrant Midwestern town and is the home of the University of Wisconsin Madison, a top-ranked public institution. Visitors can’t miss the iconic Wisconsin State Capitol Building, a beautiful historic building located on a strip of land between Lakes Mendota and Monona, or the Olbrich Botanical Gardens, open year-round and boasting over 16 gardens. To really get a feel for this lively city, take a stroll down State Street, with seven blocks of bustling restaurants, beach access and street art.
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