Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Lebanon, NH
ALOIS Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

Specialty: RN – Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit (CVPCU) Unit: L4WA, Heart and Vascular Center Facility: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) appears likely based on the unit terminology; confirm the facility name in the original posting.

Job Details

• Shift: Rotating and night shifts only
• Shift Timing: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM (12-hour shift; 11.5 paid hours listed)
• Schedule: 36 or 48 hours per week
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours listed — confirm whether 48 hours are guaranteed if the nurse selects a 36-hour schedule
• Contract Length: 13 weeks listed
• Unit Size: 16 beds
• Patient Ratio: 1:3
• Unit Opening: Anticipated November 2026
• Scrubs: Any color, following DHMC dress code policy

The CVPCU is a higher-acuity step-down unit caring for complex cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery patients who require more monitoring than a general acute-care unit but do not require intensive care.

Patient populations include:

• Patients transitioning from cardiovascular critical care after serious illness
• Patients recovering from cardiovascular procedures or cardiac surgery
• Patients requiring an elevated level of cardiovascular monitoring and nursing care

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of progressive care/step-down or critical care nursing experience
• Cardiology specialty experience
• Cardiac surgery specialty experience
• Active RN license appropriate for the assignment
• ACLS certification
• Experience with continuous bedside monitoring: ECG, SpO₂, blood pressure and respiratory rate
• Continuous invasive pressure monitoring, including arterial lines and CVP
• Temporary pacing: transvenous and epicardial pacing wires
• Vasopressor management, including phenylephrine and norepinephrine
• Inotrope management, including milrinone and dobutamine
• Chest tube management
• Phlebotomy and peripheral IV insertion