CVICU Registered Nurse
Albuquerque, NM
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - CVICU

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
• Patient Ratios: 1:2
• Years of Experience Required: 2 years
• First-time Travelers: Accepted
• Weekend Requirement: As needed
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: May be floated within scope to other ICUs, PCU floors, ED, and PACU to care for admitted patients
• Block Scheduling: Not guaranteed
• Local Radius Rule: No local candidates within 75 miles accepted
• Pending License: Accepted
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 or 48 contracted hours per week
• Overtime: OT after 48 hours on all contracts signed on or after 10/30/2025
• Minimum Contract Length: 10 weeks for new contracts and extensions
• Traveler Break: 6-month break required after 4 consecutive assignments or 1 year of work, whichever comes first

Required Certifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)

Special Requirements / Skills

• Experience with post-op open heart patients
• Bedside tach/peg, bedside surgical procedures
• CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
• IABP (Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump)
• Impella device
• SWANs catheter
• Arterial lines (ART lines)
• Central venous catheters (CVCs)
• Chest tubes
• Foley catheter insertion
• NG tubes

Patient Diagnoses Commonly Seen

• CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
• Aortic aneurysm repair/dissection repair
• Femoral-popliteal bypass
• Pulmonary embolism
• Cardiac arrest
• Endovascular repair
• Heart failure
• MODS (Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome)
• Sepsis

Equipment Familiarity

• CRRT machines
• Hemosphere
• Bladder scanner
• Cortrak
• Ultrasound
• Phillips monitors
• Impella
• IABP
• ECMO
• ZOLL devices
• Dopplers
• Glidescope
• Pupilometer
• Blanketrol
• Arctic Sun
• Belmont
• BairHugger

Licensure

• Must hold an active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in New Mexico
• Pending licenses accepted

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within one year of start
• Fingerprinting required onsite during orientation (unless completed within past 12 months)
• Education verification required (diploma or transcript acceptable if 3rd party verification unavailable)
• Drug screening required within 30 days of start (negative result)
• Physical exam within 1 year prior to start
• Fit mask test required within 1 year of start (specific N95 masks accepted)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year of start
• Required immunizations or titers: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B
• Flu vaccination required year-round with exemptions accepted
• COVID vaccination required with religious and medical exemptions accepted (exemption form required)

Additional Requirements

• Two professional references within three years of hire
• Complete employment application including at least 3 years of work history
• Skills checklist and work history verification required
• Medication and dysrhythmia competency exams required (Relias Basic Dysrhythmia Exam with minimum passing scores)
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification may be required depending on unit
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) certification required for behavioral health units

Work Environment

• Level I Trauma Center
• Teaching hospital with pediatric services
• Short-term, acute care facility
• Charting system: Cerner
• Free parking available

Notes

• No local candidates within 75 miles accepted
• Travel experience is not explicitly required; first-time travelers are accepted
• Floating to other units may be required within scope of practice
• COVID vaccination is required but exemptions are accepted with proper documentation

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New Mexico
• Minimum 2 years of CVICU experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience with post-operative open heart patients
• Proficient in bedside tach/peg and bedside surgical procedures
• Skilled in CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
• Experience with ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
• Experience with IABP (Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump)
• Experience with Impella device
• Experience with SWANs catheter
• Proficient with arterial lines (ART lines)
• Skilled in managing central venous catheters (CVCs)