Travel Nurse RN - CVICU
Towson, MD
Amergis Healthcare Staffing, Inc.
3x12 hrs, Evenings, Nights

CVICU Registered Nurse (RN) | Travel Contract | Nights | 13 Weeks

Join a highly specialized Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit as a Travel CVICU RN caring for critically ill cardiac and post-operative open-heart surgery patients. This position is ideal for experienced critical care nurses with strong hemodynamic monitoring skills and recent CVICU experience, including immediate post-op cardiac surgery recovery.

Assignment Details

• 13-week travel contract
• Start Date: 10/5
• Night Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM
• 3x12 schedule
• 36 hours per week
• Potential for occasional rotating 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM shifts based on unit needs
• Every third weekend required
• Holiday coverage required as scheduled
• On-call requirement: 24-36 hours per rotating 6-week schedule

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive critical care to cardiovascular surgery and intensive care patients
• Monitor and interpret advanced hemodynamic parameters and cardiac rhythms
• Care for immediate post-operative open-heart surgery patients
• Administer and titrate vasoactive and inotropic medications
• Manage patients requiring advanced cardiac and circulatory support devices
• Collaborate with surgeons, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary care teams
• Respond to emergencies and changes in patient condition
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient care

Patient Population & Clinical Experience

• Immediate post-op CABG, AVR, and MVR patients
• STEMI and NSTEMI patients
• Cardiogenic shock
• Structural heart procedures, including TAVR and MitraClip
• ICU cardiac surgery readmissions
• Pre-operative cardiac surgery patients
• Complex cardiovascular critical care cases

Advanced Clinical Skills Preferred

• Immediate open-heart post-operative recovery
• Impella management
• ECMO patient care
• Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
• Hemodynamic monitoring and cardiac output management
• Management of patients requiring multiple vasoactive drips

Unit Highlights

• Average Daily Census: 3-5 patients
• 6-bed CVICU
• 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
• High-acuity cardiovascular critical care environment
• Perfusionist support available for ECMO patients
• Dialysis services available on-site

Requirements

• Active RN License
• Minimum 2 years of CVICU experience
• Immediate open-heart post-op experience required
• First-time travelers accepted with strong CVICU background
• BLS required
• ACLS required
• NIHSS required
• CPI required
• Strong critical care and cardiac monitoring experience

Additional Information

• Floating to MSICU may be required based on staffing needs
• Block scheduling is not available
• Candidates must be comfortable working in a high-acuity cardiac surgery environment with advanced life-support technologies