CVICU RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Luke's Hospital

CVICU Travel Nurse

Location

• Kansas City, Missouri

Job Type

• Travel/Contract

Shift

• Night shift, 4x12 hours

Weekly Hours

• 48 hours per week

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Unit Details

• ICU
• Average daily census: 16
• 21 beds

Experience

• 2 years of experience required
• First-time travelers accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• CVICU (2 years of experience)
• CVICU experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Key Clinical Skills

• Cardiovascular ICU care
• Medical ICU care
• Surgical ICU care
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• CVP monitoring
• Epicardial pacing wire care and management
• Post-cardiac surgery care
• Pre/post cardiac cath intervention
• Pulmonary artery line/Swan Ganz monitoring
• Sheath removal
• TAVR
• Valve repair/replacement
• IV insulin protocols
• Renal failure and AKI care
• Hemodialysis management
• Shunt/fistula care
• Port access and management
• Arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Central line and PICC line care
• IV initiation and maintenance
• Continuous IV sedation
• Procedural sedation administration/monitoring
• Cardiac and vasoactive drip titration
• Chest tube insertion/removal assistance
• BiPAP/CPAP management
• Ventilator and tracheostomy care
• HFNC
• ABG interpretation
• Suctioning
• ACT, fibrinogen, INR, PT/PTT monitoring
• Infection prevention and isolation precautions
• High-output drain management

Special Patient Population / Procedures

• Post cardiothoracic and vascular surgery patients
• Post heart and liver transplant patients
• ECMO support
• CVPACU recovery for vascular and structural procedures
• TEE/cardioversion recovery
• Temporary central line placement support
• Impella
• IABP
• LVAD initial insertion
• CRRT

Scheduling Notes

• 8 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule period
• Floating may be required within scope
• No on-call required
• Up to 7 days of requested time off allowed

Additional Notes

• Navy blue scrubs
• EPIC charting
• Local candidates accepted