CVICU Registered Nurse
Dothan, Alabama
Southeast Alabama Medical Center

Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract) - Dothan, Alabama

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (CVICU experience required)
• Location: Dothan, Alabama
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Patient Ratio: 1:4
• Shift: Every Other Week (EOW) required
• Time Off: Maximum 7 days allowed

Experience Requirements

• Minimum Specialty Experience: 2 years (CVICU experience required)
• Prior Travel Experience: Not required (1st time travelers OK)

Licensure & Certifications

• Active Alabama RN license or compact RN license required at time of application
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• NIH Stroke Certification (required for all RNs except PEDS, NICU & surgery; must be current and renewed annually)
• Other certifications as applicable (PALS, NRP, TNCC) based on specialty

Clinical Skills & Experience

• Experience with a variety of patient diagnoses including:

  • Cardiac: post cardiac procedures, A-fib/flutter, stable AMIs
  • Respiratory: Optiflow, V-60s (no ventilators)
  • Diabetics: insulin drips
  • Cardiac drips: Cardizem, Cardene, Amiodarone, Tridil, renal dose Dopamine, Heparin
• EPIC charting experience preferred

Work & Location Requirements

• Must live outside a 90-mile radius of the facility (no locals)
• Scrubs: Navy or navy bottoms with white top
• Orientation every other Monday; contracts end on Tuesday pay period

Compliance & Documentation Requirements (must be completed prior to start)

• Background checks including 7-year criminal check, SS trace, counties, nationwide, Facis Level 3, sex offender, education verification
• Employment eligibility verification (I-9, E-Verify)
• Drug testing: 10-panel within 90 days of start, updated annually (instant/rapid tests not accepted)
• Physical exam updated annually
• Fit mask test within 12 months prior to start (specific approved masks)
• Immunizations and titers: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B (titer, vaccine series, or declination)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
• Flu vaccination required for placements starting on or after 9/15; medical or religious exemptions accepted with mask requirement
• COVID vaccination voluntary; religious or medical exemptions accepted with proof
• References: Proof of 2 clinical references within last 12 months (up to 18 months if necessary)
• Skills checklist updated annually
• Completion of facility-specific modules before orientation
• Shirley’s Law APS Clearance Form and results (time sensitive, must be completed prior to orientation)
• State license verification and proof of renewal if license expires during assignment
• NURSYS verification required for all RNs

Additional Notes

• Candidate must bring a valid driver’s license matching RN license name on first day
• Photo for badge required within 72 hours of signing (passport-type photo, no nose rings)
• Compliance documents due 1 week prior to start
• Facility accepts religious or medical exemptions for COVID and flu vaccinations with proper documentation
• Orientation Safety Manual Acknowledgement required

This position is ideal for RNs with CVICU experience looking for a travel contract in Alabama, who meet licensure and compliance requirements and are comfortable with a 1:4 patient ratio in a cardiac ICU setting.