Travel Nurse RN - CVICU
Peoria, IL
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit Cardiovascular Registered Nurse. The position provides critical care nursing for complex cardiovascular patients in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include managing high-acuity patients, titrating medications, interpreting cardiac rhythms, and supporting advanced cardiovascular therapies.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; weekend coverage is required every other weekend, with night-shift weekends scheduled Friday and Saturday. Holiday coverage is also required every other holiday.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of intensive care unit nursing experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
  • Active state nursing license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated.
  • Strong cardiovascular assessment, critical-thinking, communication, organization, teamwork, time-management, and rhythm-interpretation skills.
  • Ability to care for high-acuity cardiovascular patients, titrate continuous infusions, manage ventilated patients, interpret cardiac rhythms, and work effectively in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
• Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred; Certified Clinical Research Nurse (CCRN) certification is a plus. Three to five years of cardiovascular intensive care unit experience and prior travel intensive care unit assignments are preferred.
• Additional Information: The role supports patients following open-heart surgery and other cardiovascular procedures, including coronary artery bypass grafting, valve procedures, dissections, abdominal aortic aneurysms, vascular procedures, carotid procedures, myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, severe heart failure, and cardiac events requiring intensive care. Clinical responsibilities may include caring for ventilated patients and managing intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella devices, Swan-Ganz catheters, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, continuous renal replacement therapy, temporary pacemakers, central venous catheters, arterial lines, and other advanced monitoring equipment. Nurses titrate medications such as vasopressors, sedatives, analgesics, insulin, anticoagulants, and antiarrhythmics according to established protocols and orders. The position requires participation in a full patient assignment when floating to other levels of care. Appropriate professional attire is required.

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