CVICU RN
Peoria, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse — Cardiovascular ICU

Location

• Peoria, Illinois

Contract Length

• 15 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour day shifts
• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday
• No self-scheduling or block scheduling

Unit Overview

• 20-bed adult cardiac intensive care unit
• All rooms are private and monitored
• Patient ratios vary by acuity: 1:1, 1:2, or 2:1

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• CVICU (2 years of experience)
• CVICU experience within the last year
• Experience in a Critical Care setting
• Ability to interpret cardiac monitor strips
• Ability to titrate vasoactive and sedative drips

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS
• CCRN

Patient Population

• Post-open-heart surgical patients
• Cardiovascular ICU patients with conditions such as STEMI, unstable angina, cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy, severe heart failure, and cardiac-related ICU events
• Ventilated patients
• Overflow patients from other ICUs, including COVID patients
• Post-VAD placement and post-heart transplant patients are expected soon

Common Equipment and Procedures

• IABPs
• Impellas
• Swan Ganz catheters
• ECMO
• External pacemakers
• CRRT
• PICC lines, midlines, CVCs, Swan lines, and arterial lines
• Temporary pacemakers
• Ventilators, CPAP, BPAP, heated high flow, and nitric oxide

Staffing and Support

• Charge nurse available 24/7
• House supervisor available 24/7
• PCT support available
• Respiratory therapists available 24/7
• Monitor techs available

Floating

• Float to every level of care
• Travelers are expected to take a full team

Dress Code

• Scrubs must be clean and appropriate
• Scrubs are not provided