Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Towson, MD
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. This role provides critical care to adult and geriatric patients recovering from cardiac surgery and experiencing complex cardiovascular conditions. The position requires direct immediate postoperative open-heart care experience, management of advanced cardiac support therapies, and collaboration with interdisciplinary clinical teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts, primarily 7:00 PM7:30 AM, with possible rotation to 11:00 AM11:00 PM based on unit needs; 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Three years of experience.
  • Active Maryland or compact Registered Nurse license.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications.
  • Direct experience caring for open-heart patients immediately after surgery.
  • Cardiovascular intensive care experience, including postoperative cardiac surgery care, management of ventilated patients, arterial lines, central lines, vasoactive and cardiac infusions, intra-aortic balloon pumps, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, continuous renal replacement therapy, Impella devices, epicardial pacing wires, and pulmonary artery catheters.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous charge experience.
  • Community hospital experience.
  • Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients with postoperative cardiac surgery needs, cardiac surgery readmissions, structural heart conditions, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, and other complex cardiovascular conditions.
  • Typical patient assignment ratio is 1:2, with an average daily census of 35 patients.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include managing hemodynamic instability, cardiac output, coagulopathy, open-chest patients, inotropic medications, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, continuous renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and Impella support.
  • Every third weekend is required, with additional weekend coverage based on unit needs.
  • Holidays are required as scheduled.
  • On-call coverage is required according to the rotating schedule.
  • Block scheduling cannot be accommodated.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits