Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Milwaukee, WI
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Milwaukke, WI. This night-shift role supports critically ill cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgical patients, including those recovering from cardiac, thoracic, and vascular procedures. The position requires advanced critical care skills, invasive monitoring experience, and the ability to manage complex cardiac therapies and life-support equipment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; 12-hour shifts; 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 3 years of intensive care unit experience, including at least 1 year of cardiovascular intensive care unit experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • Competency with invasive line monitoring, including Swan-Ganz catheters and arterial lines; epicardial and transvenous pacemakers; chest tubes; inotropes, vasopressors, sedation, and paralytics; ventilator and tracheostomy management; and cardiac rhythm interpretation.
  • Ability to draw blood from invasive lines; peripheral blood draws are not required.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, continuous veno-venous hemofiltration, intra-aortic balloon pumps, or ventricular assist devices.
  • Experience caring for patients following cardiovascular surgery.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient populations include immediate post-operative coronary artery bypass grafting, transcatheter aortic or mitral valve procedures, valve repairs or replacements, heart transplants, pacemaker placement, esophagectomy, pneumonectomy, lobectomy, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, thoracic endovascular aortic repair, and carotid endarterectomy.
  • Typical nurse-to-patient ratios range from 1:1 to 1:3 based on patient acuity.
  • Floating may include emergency department holding areas, other intensive care units, medical-surgical units, sitter assignments, and post-anesthesia care areas.
  • Weekend rotation is every other weekend, with 1 to 2 holidays expected during the assignment.
  • No on-call requirement.
  • Orientation includes initial organizational and unit orientation followed by precepted training.

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