Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Springfield, OR
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. This travel position supports critically ill adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a high-acuity cardiovascular intensive care setting. The role requires strong cardiovascular intensive care experience, advanced cardiac and respiratory management skills, and flexibility to float across designated critical care and acute care areas.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years of nursing experience, including at least 1 recent year in an intensive care setting such as a Cardiac Care Intensive Care Unit, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, or Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit; Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit experience in the work history; current Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; at least 1 year of Epic experience; travel nursing experience; proficiency in ventilator management, continuous intravenous sedation, cardiac and vasoactive medication titration, arterial line management, central and peripherally inserted central catheter care, blood product administration, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, renal replacement therapies, and care of patients with multisystem organ failure.
• Preferred Qualifications: Trauma Level I or Level II experience; experience with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), coronary artery bypass graft procedures, intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella devices, ventricular assist devices, continuous renal replacement therapy, therapeutic temperature management, postoperative cardiac care, transvenous and epicardial pacemakers, pulmonary artery catheters, bedside tracheostomy, chest tube management, and massive transfusion protocols. Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification and additional advanced critical care experience are preferred.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments are typically two patients per nurse.
  • Clinical populations include adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
  • Patient care may include open-heart recovery, myocardial infarction, trauma, neurological conditions, postoperative cardiac and surgical care, respiratory distress, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, overdose, and cardiac arrest.
  • The role may involve care for ventilated patients, high-flow nasal cannula therapy, noninvasive ventilation, arterial blood gas interpretation, isolation precautions, phlebotomy, wound care, and management of surgical drains.
  • Special procedures may include chest tube insertion, central line and peripherally inserted central catheter placement, bedside tracheostomy, intraosseous access, intubation support, cardiac cooling catheter management, and participation in rapid response and cardiac arrest teams.
  • Weekend availability is required, with scheduling based on clinical needs.

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