Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Petoskey, MI
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU (Nights)

Location: Petoskey, Michigan
Employment Type: Temporary
Shift: Nights
Hours per Day: 12
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Provide nursing care on the Cardiovascular Unit (CVU), which manages over 4,000 cardiology patients annually, including post-op open heart surgery patients (18-24 hours post-op).
• Care for patients undergoing procedures such as PTCA, stents, TAVR, MitraClip, and bi-ventricular pacemakers.
• Manage patients with congestive heart failure and electrophysiology studies.
• Participate in clinical trials managed by the research department.
• The unit has received a Silver level 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.
• EMR system used: Cerner
• Dress code: Navy Blue Scrubs

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Michigan
• Critical Care Float (1 year of experience)
• Critical Care Float experience within the last year
• BLS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• EKG experience
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience

Preferred Qualifications

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

Additional Information

• Strict 3-strike attendance policy: termination after 3 absences or being more than 20 minutes late, with exceptions for documented communicable disease or hospitalization. Policy effective 6/1/2024.
• 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.

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity cardiovascular ICU with a focus on advanced cardiac care and research participation.