Travel CVICU Registered Nurse
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill Campus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Seattle, Washington

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Specialty & Experience Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Required years of CVICU experience: 2.5 years
• Must have current CVICU experience within the last 6 months
• Cardiac Surgical experience is required
• Prior travel experience: Not required (first-time travelers accepted with strong experience)
• Float pool assignment: Float required

Patient Diagnoses

• Cardiovascular disease
• Pre/post Cath Lab and IR procedures
• Fresh Open Heart Surgery

Special Procedures & Skills Required

• CABG, Open Heart Surgery (OHS), AAA, Valvular Repairs
• IABP, Impella, VADs, Pacemakers, Epicardial Pacer Management
• CRRT/Dialysis
• Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Breathing Treatments, Chest Tube Set-up/Care, CPAP/BiPAP, Trach Care, Ventilators
• High Frequency Ventilators, Procedure Sedation
• RSI (Rapid Sequence Intubation) Drugs
• Blood/Blood Products Administration
• Cardioversion / Defibrillation, Cooling/Warming
• Obtain 12 Lead EKG
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)

Work Settings

• Neuro Intensive Care Unit
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit (Preferred)

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response

• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Multi-system organ failure management (Required)

Cardiovascular Skills (Required/Prioritized)

• ECMO (Preferred)
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation/replacement (TAVI/TAVR) (Preferred)
• Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) (Required)
• Post Cardiac Surgery care (directly from OR and not directly from OR)
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention
• Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring
• Sheath Removal (Required)

Endocrine/Metabolic

• IV insulin protocols (Required)

Renal/Genitourinary

• CVVHD/CRRT (Required)
• Chronic/Acute Renal failure (Preferred)

IV Therapy (Required)

• Accessing Ports
• Arterial line management
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs

Medications (Required)

• Continuous IV sedation
• Procedural Sedation Administration
• Titrate Cardiac drips
• Titrate Vasoactive drips

Neurological (Required/Preferred)

• Hypothermia protocol/Arctic Sun (Required)
• CVA/Acute Stroke management (Preferred)

Respiratory/Thoracic (Required)

• Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal
• Care of Ventilated Patient
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Ventilator Management

Professional Topics and Skills (Required/Preferred)

• Infection Prevention, Isolation Precautions/Use of PPE (Required)
• Surgical Wounds with drains/Wound Vac (Required)
• Phlebotomy (Preferred)

Special Equipment

• Sheath removal
• Vasopressors

Orientation & Staffing

• 3 days orientation with validated skills for some competencies
• Staffing ratio: 1:1-2
• Scrubs: Navy blue

Certifications Required

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support)
• CRRT Prismaflex certification
• Fresh open heart surgery experience and IABP skills required

Additional Requirements

• Must have active compact license (honored at all Swedish facilities)
• Float Policy Acknowledgement required (may be required to float to other Providence facilities within reasonable distance)
• Physical Exam within 1 year of start
• Fit Mask test (annual, travel only)
• Immunizations and health screenings including:

  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years or declination)
  • Negative TB or Chest X-Ray (annual update required)
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) or positive titers
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or declination
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer
  • Flu vaccine or declination (seasonal)
  • COVID vaccine or declination
• Drug Testing: 10 Panel Drug Screen within 90 days of start (no instant tests)
• Background checks and verifications as per state and facility requirements
• References: Minimum 2 references covering 1 year of employment within last 3 years in comparable specialty/setting
• Employment application covering at least last 5 years

Charting System

• EPIC (Preferred)

This position requires a highly skilled CVICU RN with strong cardiac surgical experience and the ability to float within the hospital system. The unit has unseasoned staff, so strong travelers are needed. First-time travelers with strong experience are welcome.