Cardiac ICU RN
Asheville, NC
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN - ICU (Travel)

Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Unit: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Facility Overview

• Level II trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, Level III neonatal ICU
• Only children’s hospital in the region with pediatric emergency room
• Busiest robotic surgery program in the Carolinas
• Only open heart and interventional cardiology in the region
• Magnet® Designation for nursing excellence
• Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade “A”
• Recognized among America’s 50 Best Hospitals (2020-2023)

Unit Details

• Unit 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)
• Equipment: Ventilators, Telemetry, Baxter IV Pumps, IABP, CRRT, Impella, Hypothermia equipment
• Documentation System: Cerner
• Schedule: 36 hours/week, 12-hour shifts, alternating weekends
• Floating Policy: Travelers float to all areas
• Dress Code: Navy or Navy and White scrubs only; no pullovers, hoodies, or green scrubs except when uniform is soiled

Required Skills & Experience

• Specialty: ICU nursing
• Years of Experience: Minimum 1 year ICU experience required
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIH Certification required; CCRN recommended but not required
• Clinical Skills:

  • Titration of vesicant medications
  • Familiarity with pressors, sedation, and paralytics
  • Experience with ventilators and tracheostomies
  • Telemetry interpretation
  • Understanding of hemodynamics and PA catheter setup/interpretation
  • Transvenous pacing, cardioversion, TEE
  • Familiarity with chest tube insertion and maintenance
• Advanced Skills (Desirable): IABP, Impella, CRRT

Procedures Performed on Unit

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

Additional Information

• No prior travel experience explicitly required
• Unit emphasizes nursing excellence and advanced technology
• Opportunity to work in a highly recognized and well-equipped ICU environment

This position is ideal for ICU RNs with at least 1 year of critical care experience looking for a travel assignment in a top-tier hospital setting.