CVICU RN
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State's Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital

Registered Nurse - CVICU

Location: Columbus, Ohio Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks, with an option of 13-26 weeks

Schedule

• Hours: 36 hours per week, 3x12-hour shifts
• Shifts:

  • Day: 7:00 to 19:30
  • Night: 19:00 to 7:30
• Rotation: Rotating schedule every 4 weeks
• Weekends: Up to 6 weekend shifts per 4-week period (Saturday/Sunday for days, Friday/Saturday for nights)
• Holidays: Rotating holidays
• Estimated patient ratio: 1:1 to 1:2
• Float: Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Ohio
• 1 year of CVICU experience, with experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with Swan-Ganz (pulmonary artery) catheters
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Experience with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Experience with Epic

Competencies and Assessments

• Unit-specific competency exam
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam within 1 year of start, updated annually (minimum passing score of 76%; three attempts maximum)
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, completed before start (for RN/LVN candidates)

Health and Background Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, or TB questionnaire if renewing
• Tdap vaccine (adult dose after age 11/12)
• Two MMR vaccines or positive titers for measles, mumps, and rubella
• Hepatitis B titer or 3-vaccine series (signed declination also accepted)
• Two varicella vaccines or a positive titer
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season (10/1 to 3/31), with documentation due by 11/30
• Annual N95 fit test (required for in-patient RNs), within 1 year of the assignment end date
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start
• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start
• BCI and FBI fingerprinting within 1 year of start

Documents and Other Requirements

• Employment application
• Two professional references, at least one from a manager, director, or formal leader (a charge RN is acceptable for the second; no coworker references)
• Skills checklist
• Emergency contact form
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement (annually)
• Ethics and compliance policies acknowledgement (annually)
• Dress code and hand hygiene policy review and signature
• Fraud, waste, and abuse training certificate (annually)
• Confidential fraud, waste, abuse, and compliance reporting form