Coronary Care ICU RN
Phoenix, AZ
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

🏥 CTICU / CVICU RN – Travel Role (Arizona Region)

🔴 Must-Have Requirements

• Level I Trauma experience – REQUIRED
• ICU RN (CVICU preferred, but cardiac ICU experience acceptable)
• Strong experience with:
  • IABP, CABG, ECMO, CRRT
• BLS & ACLS required, CCRN preferred
• Must pass:
  • Dysrhythmia exam (2 attempts only)
  • Day 1 SIMs Lab (pass/fail)

🧪 Day 1 SIMs Lab (Critical)

• Foley catheter insertion
• Central line dressing change
• Strict sterile technique required
  🚨 Breaking sterile field = immediate termination risk

🏨 Unit Details

• Unit: CTICU / CVICU
• Beds: 24
• Patient Ratio: 1:1 – 1:2 (mostly 1:1)
• High Acuity Unit

💻 Facility Info

• EMR: Cerner
• Telemetry: Phillips
• Intensivist: In-house days, on-call nights
• RT & Pharmacy: 24/7 available
• IV Team: ❌ (Strong IV skills required)

👩‍⚕️ Support Staff

• Charge nurse (no patient load)
• 2 PCTs (day & night when census is high)

📅 Schedule

• Shift: 7AM–7PM / 7PM–7AM
• Weekend: 3 shifts in 4 weeks
• Holidays: Rotational

🔄 Floating

• Float required:
  • Other ICUs
  • Tele units (4:1 ratio)
  • Westgate campus if needed
• Travelers float before permanent staff

🩺 Common Cases / Procedures

• Cardiac surgery recovery
• ECMO, IABP, CRRT
• Lung transplant
• Thoracic surgeries (lobectomy, pneumonectomy)
• TAVR, esophagectomy
• Frequent bedside procedures:
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Swan-Ganz
  • Epidurals