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

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care. This position provides specialized care for adult and geriatric patients in a cardiovascular intensive care setting, including immediate postoperative management of cardiac surgery patients and complex cardiovascular conditions. The role includes ventilator management, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac device management, and collaboration with respiratory therapy and other interdisciplinary services.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 3 12 hours from 07:3020:00, totaling 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Active Maryland or compact registered nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; at least 1 year of relevant experience; travel experience required. First-time travelers may be considered with extensive cardiovascular intensive care or open-heart experience, including at least 2 years of applicable experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience; charting system experience; experience caring for patients at a ratio of 1:2.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Provides care for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair or replacement, vascular procedures, thoracic procedures, and management of acute coronary syndromes, dysrhythmias, cardiogenic shock, and multisystem organ dysfunction. Responsibilities include immediate postoperative cardiac surgery care, one-to-one monitoring during the first 12 hours when indicated, ventilator management, arterial line and central line management, continuous renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pump and Impella management, FloTrac monitoring, cardiac and vasoactive medication titration, blood product administration, chest tube care, and groin or radial artery site management. Floating to intermediate care and other lower-acuity areas within the specialty may be required. Every other weekend and holidays are required as scheduled. Influenza vaccination is required without exemptions; coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination is not 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