Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Albany, GA
Care Career
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Cardiac ICU / Critical Care RN

Position: RN – Cardiac/Critical Care
Shift: Nights – 12-hour shifts
Guaranteed Hours: 48 hrs/week
Contract: 22 weeks
Setting: Acute Care
EMR: MEDITECH
Local Rule: Strict 75-mile radius restriction
 

Responsibilities

• Provide critical care to high-acuity cardiac patients.
• Care for patients following cardiac catheterization/interventional procedures.
• Manage patients with STEMIs and post-code conditions.
• Monitor and manage critically ill cardiac patients.
• Care for patients following Interventional Radiology procedures when assigned.
• May care for Medical ICU or Surgical ICU patients when ICU bed availability requires floating.
• Perform ongoing assessments and recognize changes in patient condition.
• Administer medications and treatments and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate documentation in MEDITECH.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required.
• At least 1 previous travel assignment required.
• Strong cardiac/critical-care background required.
• Experience with cardiac procedures, Cath Lab interventions, STEMIs, and post-code patients required.
• BLS – AHA required.
• ACLS – AHA required.
• NIHSS required.
• Active RN license required.
• BSN not required.