Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Baltimore, MD
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care. This position provides specialized care for adult and geriatric patients experiencing complex cardiovascular conditions, including cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary hypertension. The role supports advanced therapies and mechanical circulatory support in a rotating day and night schedule.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating day and night shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; 3x12-hour or 4x12-hour schedules accepted, with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Two years of cardiovascular intensive care experience; active Maryland or compact Registered Nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification required; demonstrated experience with cardiovascular intensive care, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Impella, ventilator management, arterial and central line management, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), vasoactive medication titration, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and care of patients following cardiac surgery or cardiac catheterization.
• Preferred Qualifications: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certifications; previous charge experience; community hospital experience; Trauma Level I or Trauma Level II experience; experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), ventricular assist devices, epicardial pacing wires, FloTrac monitoring, and surgical intensive care.
• Additional Information: Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients. Common clinical conditions include advanced heart failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hypertensive urgency or emergency, advanced therapy evaluations, ventricular assist device and heart transplant evaluations, and mechanical circulatory support needs. Responsibilities may include bedside line insertion, bronchoscopy, chest tube insertion, intubation, pulmonary artery catheter insertion, targeted temperature management, continuous renal replacement therapy, and management of ventilated patients. Typical assignments maintain a 1:1 ratio, with up to three stable, lower-acuity patients. Every other weekend and scheduled holidays are required. Scheduled on-call shifts are not required. Specialized equipment includes Impella, ventricular assist devices, intra-aortic balloon pump, continuous renal replacement therapy, ventilators, cooling devices, and continuous cardiac output monitors.

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