CVICU RN
Prescott, AZ
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

CVICU RN – Travel Contract

🏥 Unit: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)

Auto-Offer Criteria

• Auto Offer after prescreen if:
  • Requested Time Off (RTO) is less than 7 days
  • No holiday requests

Facility Requirements

• 50-mile radius rule
• Candidate cannot have worked (FT/PT/PRN) for any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year
• Travel duos are accepted, but:
  • Must have separate vehicles
  • Will not share the same schedule
• Must pass a Dysrhythmia Exam (minimum 80%) within 2 attempts before contract signing
  • Failure results in DNU for CommonSpirit Arizona & Sacramento Region for 6 months

Unit Details

• 12-bed CVICU
• Nurse-to-patient ratio:
  • 1:1 (high acuity)
  • 1:2 (standard)

Required Experience

• More than 2 years of recent CVICU experience
• Must have experience with:
  • Fresh Open Heart Surgery (directly from the OR)
  • IABP
  • CRRT
• Impella experience is highly preferred

Required Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS

Common Patient Population

• Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
• Fresh Open Heart Surgery patients

Required Clinical Skills

• Titration of vasoactive drips
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation
• Ventilator management
• Care of critically ill cardiovascular patients

Common Drips

• Dexmedetomidine (Dex)
• Propofol
• Dopamine
• Neosynephrine
• Epinephrine
• Levophed
• Insulin
• Cardene

Monitoring & Equipment

• In-room Nihon Kohden monitors
• RN responsible for telemetry interpretation (no monitor techs)
• Equipment includes:
  • Mechanical ventilators
  • BiPAP
  • CPAP
  • Vapotherm
  • High-flow oxygen

Scheduling

• 12-hour shifts (7:00–7:00)
• Weekend Requirement: 2 weekend shifts every pay period (2 weeks)
  • May not be every other weekend
  • Weekend assignments are based on unit needs
• Holiday rotation required
• Up to 3 low-census call shifts during a 13-week assignment

Floating

May float based on competency to:

• ICU
• PCU
• Medical-Surgical
• Telemetry
• Both hospital campuses

Orientation

• Unit-specific orientation provided

EMR

• Cerner

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs

Ideal Candidate

✔ 2+ years of recent CVICU experience

✔ Fresh Open Heart recovery experience

✔ Strong IABP and CRRT skills

✔ Comfortable titrating multiple vasoactive drips

✔ Able to interpret cardiac rhythms independently

✔ Impella experience is a strong advantage