CVICU RN
Albuquerque, NM
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

CVICU

Overview

• Travel/Contract RN role in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Unit: CTVICU.
• Night shift: 4x12 hours, 19:00–7:30.
• Ratios: 1:2.
• 36 or 48 contracted hours per week.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Mexico
• CVICU (2 years of experience)
• CVICU experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Post-Operative Open Heart patients
• Driver's License
• Experience with bedside tracheostomy or PEG placement
• Experience with bedside surgical procedures
• Experience with CRRT
• Experience with ECMO
• Experience with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Experience with Impella
• Experience with swan-ganz catheters
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with central line management

Preferred Qualifications

• CVICU experience preferred.

Schedule / Float / Call

• Weekend requirement: as needed.
• No on-call.
• May float to other ICUs, PCU floors, ED to care for admitted patients, and PACU to care for admitted patients.
• Open to block schedule, but not guaranteed.

Clinical Experience / Skills

• Post-Op Open Hearts
• Bedside tach/peg
• Bedside surgical procedures
• CRRT
• ECMO
• IABP
• Impella
• SWANNs
• ART lines
• CVCs
• Chest tubes
• Foley insertion
• NG tubes

Patient Population / Diagnoses

• CABG
• Aortic aneurysm repair/dissection repair
• Fem Pop Bypass
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Cardiac Arrest
• Endovascular repair
• Heart failure
• MODS
• Sepsis

Additional Details

• First-timers accepted: Yes.
• Charting: Cerner.
• Scrub color: Black.
• Parking: No fee.
• COVID vaccine is optional; upload series or declination if applicable.