CVICU RN
Houston, Texas
CHI Saint Luke's Health-Baylor Saint Luke's Medical Center

CVICU Registered Nurse

Location

Houston, Texas

Contract Length

13 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts
• Scheduled based on unit needs
• Every other weekend required
• 6 weekend shifts in 6 weeks
• Holidays as needed
• No self-scheduling
• No call or standby requirement

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license
• ACLS
• BLS
• NIHSS
• ICU RN experience
• Must be open to floating
• Must be flexible with scheduling
• Experience in a very busy hospital
• Experience with titrating drips

Experience Preferences

• 3+ years of experience
• Prior travel experience
• CRRT training preferred, but training will be provided

Unit Details

• High-acuity CVICU
• 8A has 8–12 beds
• 8B has 13 beds
• Typical ratio is 1:2, with occasional 1:1 assignments
• Charge RN is usually assigned patients
• 1 PCA on the floor
• Intensivist model
• RT assigned to the unit
• Hardwire monitoring

Common Patient Population

• Heart transplant patients
• Lung transplant patients
• LVAD patients
• ACB and valve surgery patients

Equipment / Clinical Exposure

• Vasoactive drips for cardiac patients
• LVAD
• CRRT/SLED
• Impella
• IABP

Floating

• First to float out depending on competency

Dress Code

• Teal scrubs

Orientation

• 2–3 shifts with preceptors

Parking

• Daily parking is available at additional cost
• Monthly parking pass options are available at additional cost