CVICU RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

CVICU RN

Location: St. Louis, Missouri Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 7:00 Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 2 years of CVICU experience
• CVICU experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• Experience with Impella
• Experience with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

• COVID vaccine initial series (if received)
• Past positive chest X-ray (not required)

Assignment Details

• Float scope: Will float within scope to ICU, TCU, and all care areas to care for ICU and TCU patients, including the ED for ICU/TCU admit holds.
• Call: Not required
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Not accepted; candidates must live more than 70 miles from the facility
• Pending license: Accepted at manager's discretion
• Return-to-office (RTO): RTO must be submitted with application. Additional requests considered after confirmation, at manager's discretion.
• Respirator fit testing: Travelers must be willing to be clean shaven for fit testing. PAPRs and CAPRs are not provided or allowed for travelers. No exceptions. Fit testing occurs onsite during the first week of orientation; the fit test record must be returned within two weeks of start or the assignment is at risk.
• Orientation: Post-start orientation checklist and glucometer assessment completed during orientation
• Scrubs: Navy blue
• Parking: Onsite garage, no fee

Facility Information

• 356-bed non-profit research and academic medical center providing tertiary care for the east Missouri region
• Part of a health system and affiliated with a university school of medicine