Cardiac Progressive Care (PCU) RN
Asheville, North Carolina
Mission Hospital - Memorial Campus

Travel RN Opportunity – Asheville, North Carolina

Position Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Employment Type: Travel
• Location: Asheville, NC
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Information

• Unit: 4Heart, Cardiovascular Progressive Care (CVPC)
• Setting: Cardiac surgery stepdown unit
• Beds: 40 cardiac surgery stepdown beds
• Patient Population:

  • Cardiovascular surgery and vascular surgery patients, including open heart surgeries (CABG, AVR, MVR, Bentall, TAVR)
  • Thoracic lung surgery (lobectomy, thoracotomy)
  • Esophagogastrectomy
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair (open and endovascular)
  • Femoral-popliteal bypass
  • Carotid endarterectomies
  • Overflow medical cardiology patients (heart failure, DKA, chest pain, sepsis, heart block)

Staffing & Ratios

• Day Shift:

  • 1 charge RN (often out of staffing)
  • 13 RNs
  • 4 Patient Care Technicians (PCTs)
  • 1.33 Health Unit Coordinators (HUC)
• Night Shift:

  • 1 charge RN (often out of staffing)
  • 13 RNs
  • 4 PCTs
  • 0.33 HUC
• Patient Ratios:

  • RN to patient ratio: 1:5
  • PCT to patient ratio: 1:13

Equipment & Technology

• Baxter IV pumps
• CADD epidural pumps
• Various patient lifts
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Cerner

Required Skills & Experience

• Must Have:

  • Stepdown experience
  • Telemetry experience
• Preferred:

  • Recent experience (within 1 year) with cardiovascular surgery and vascular surgery patient populations (open heart, TAVR, lobectomy, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass)
  • Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) experience

Common Procedures on Unit

• Epidural management
• Chest tube management
• Tube feedings
• IV gluccomander use
• Cardiac drip management including: phenylephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, cardizem, amiodarone, insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, ketamine

Certifications & Licenses

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) – Required
• BLS (Basic Life Support) – Required
• NIH Certification – Required
• Valid Registered Nurse License

Work Environment & Culture

• Fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Flexible and adaptable personality preferred

Floating Assignments

• May float to any Stepdown (1:5 ratio) or Medical-Surgical (1:6-7 ratio) units
• ER inpatient holding area (1:6 ratio)

Schedule & Dress Code

• Minimum 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule period (Saturday/Sunday, day or night)
• No on-call required
• Flexible to work holidays
• Dress code: All navy scrubs, white tops with navy bottoms, or all white scrubs

This role offers the opportunity to work in a highly recognized hospital with a strong focus on cardiovascular and vascular patient care in a supportive, fast-paced environment.