Cardiovascular ICU RN
Petoskey, MI
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU (Nights)

Location: Petoskey, Michigan
Employment Type: Temporary
Shift: Nights
Hours per Day: 12

Job Overview

• Work as a Cardiovascular Registered Nurse (CVU) caring for cardiology patients undergoing procedures such as PTCA, stents, TAVR, MitraClip, and bi-ventricular pacemakers.
• Care for approximately 300 open heart surgery patients post-op (18-24 hours).
• Manage patients with congestive heart failure and electrophysiology studies.
• Participate in national clinical trials through the research department.
• The unit has received a Silver Beacon Award and was redesigned by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).
• The hospital is recognized as a Top 50 Heart Hospital in the U.S.
• Electronic Medical Record system used: Cerner.
• Dress code: Navy Blue Scrubs.

Contract Length

• 8 weeks.

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Michigan (verification through LARA and Nursys required).
• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience (floating experience does not count).
• EKG experience required.
• Must be willing to float to similar units (Neuro, CVICU, Trauma preferred).
• Skills checklist completed within one year for RN specialties is required.
• Adherence to a strict 3-strike attendance policy regarding absences and tardiness (effective 6/1/2024).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing ventilators.
• Experience with CRRT and balloon pumps.

Additional Information

• Full-time employees of the hospital system are not eligible for contract hire within six months of employment.
• Local traveler policy applies for those living within 35 miles of the facility.
• Nonbillable initial hours and specific overtime/holiday/callback markups apply (not detailed here).

Facility Information

• 202-bed regional hospital serving 22 counties in northern Lower Michigan and eastern Upper Peninsula.
• Over 230 physicians covering nearly all medical and surgical specialties, with emphasis on cardiology, cancer, orthopedics, and neurosciences.