CVICU RN
Baltimore, MD
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

CICU/CVICU RN - Rotating N/D

Overview

• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 12/7/26
• Hours: 36 hours per week, 12-hour shifts (3x12 or 4x12 accepted)
• Shift: Rotating nights and days (Day: 07:00-19:30; Night: 19:00-07:30)
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• Holidays: Required as they fall, as scheduled
• On-call: Scheduled on-call shifts not required
• Float scope: Required within the specialty as needed. Occasionally floats to ICU and lower-acuity units as needed.
• Scrubs: Navy blue

Unit Details

• Unit: CICU/CVICU
• Patient population: Adults/Geriatrics
• Size: 15 rooms/beds
• Average daily census: 10
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:1, up to 1:3 with stable, lower-acuity patients

Common diagnoses: Cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias (including heart blocks and other rhythm disruptions), MI, PH, advanced therapy workups (LVAD, heart transplants), mechanical support devices (IABP, Impella), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hypertensive urgency/emergency

Procedures: Bedside central/A-line insertions, bronchoscopy, chest tube insertion, Swan/PA catheter insertion, targeted temperature management, CRRT

Equipment: Impella, VAD, IABP, CRRT, ventilator, cooling device, CCO monitor

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Maryland
• 2 years of CVICU experience
• CVICU experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with Impella
• Experience with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)

Competencies and Health Requirements

• Competency exams (within 1 year of start, score 80% or higher): Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam, medication/pharmacology competency exam, and age-specific competency exam
• Color blind test: Required, not renewed annually
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
• TB screening: Negative QuantiFERON-Gold or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, or two PPDs (the first within 1 year, the second within 3 months of start). Must be updated annually. Positive results require additional documentation.
• Immunity titers or vaccines: Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella (positive titer or 2 vaccines), and hepatitis B (positive titer or declination)
• Influenza vaccine: Required between 10/1 and 3/31, or a medical/religious exemption (signed by a provider or clergy member). Documentation for the 2026-27 season is due by 12/1.
• Fit testing: Required within 1 year of start, updated annually. Approved N95 masks are listed in the source.
• Latex allergy questionnaire: Required for all candidates

Onboarding Documents

• Badge photo (head and shoulders, solid white or beige background)
• Badge application (complete within 72 hours of signing)
• Confidentiality agreement (sign before start)
• Facility job description (RN), signed before start
• EMR training test-out form, due by the first Friday after signing the contract
• Hyperbaric chamber questionnaire, if the facility requires it