CVICU RN
Nashville, TN
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

RN CVICU

Location: Nashville, Tennessee Employment Type: LTA Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: 18:45 - 07:15

Role Overview

• Highly motivated critical care nurses who thrive in a fast-paced, high-acuity critical care department.
• Cares for some of the most critically ill patients in the Nashville area, with referrals from across Tennessee and beyond.
• Largest service lines are cardiothoracic surgery (open heart recovery) and neuro/neurosurgery.
• During the COVID-19 pandemic, the team provided ICU-level care for COVID-19 patients, up to and including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Required Qualifications

• Staffing certifications:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS), must be AHA
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), must be AHA
  • NIH Certification (NIHSS), with Group A updated yearly and Groups B-F every 2 years
  • Successful completion of a proctored rhythm test
• License: Current license with primary source verification within 30 days prior to start, including Nursys verification. Any disciplinary actions require a completed FACIS questionnaire.

Onboarding Requirements

• Health and immunizations:

  • Color vision test, completed before start and updated every 3 years
  • MMR: two doses or a positive IgG titer (no declinations accepted)
  • Varicella: two doses, serological immunity, or documented history (no declinations accepted)
  • Hepatitis B: vaccine series or signed declination
  • Tdap, valid 10 years from administration (no declinations or attestations accepted)
  • Influenza vaccine for the October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 season (exemptions accepted with mask required at all times)
  • TB screening: 2-step PPD or IGRA (Quantiferon/Tspot)
  • Health statement or physical exam before first assignment, updated annually
  • Fit test, required for all travelers, preferably completed before start (can be done onsite; PAPR cannot be completed onsite)
• Background and verification:

  • Criminal background check, including Social Security trace, OIG, and National Sex Offender searches, within 90 days of first assignment
  • EPLS check within 90 days of start
  • Drug screen within 30 days before start, updated annually (12-panel listed; an 11-panel screen is also listed as required)
  • Education verification within 90 days of start (diplomas not accepted)
  • Third-party employment verification for the past seven years
  • Confirmation of assignment on agency letterhead
• Checklists and training:

  • Core competencies checklist, completed within one year of start, minimum 80% with two attempts allowed
  • EKG exam, minimum 80% with two attempts allowed, updated every 3 years
  • Clinical skills checklist, completed within one year of start and updated annually
  • Onboarding requirements education attestation (6-hour pre-hire modules), uploaded by the agency
  • Nursing contract worker onboarding, completed onsite
  • StatStrip training modules
  • Electronic health record test-out with training checklist and signed attestation (software familiarity)

Submission Requirements

• Driver's license or state ID, not expired, with address matching the file
• Resume or profile
• Two professional references
• Badge photo (forward-facing headshot, white or blue background, no filters)

Optional Items

• Unit-specific checklist (must be uploaded by the unit leader within one week)
• Signed assignment agreement
• Positive PPD with negative chest X-ray and annual TB questionnaire
• Influenza vaccine for the October 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 season