Adult Cardiac Intensive Care Unit RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

SFMC - Adult Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Role

RN (Registered Nurse)

Location

Peoria, Illinois

Contract Length

13 weeks

Unit Details

• 20 beds, all private, all monitored with nurse
• Patient ratios vary by acuity: 1:1, 1:2, or 2:1
• 12-hour shifts: 7a-7p or 7p-7a
• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday
• Float to every level of care
• Travelers are expected to take a full team

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• CVICU (2 years of experience)
• CVICU experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Cardiac patients
• Experience working with Post-Operative Open Heart patients
• Experience with swan-ganz catheters
• Experience with arterial lines
• Experience with temporary pacemakers
• Experience with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
• Ability to titrate vasoactive drips (dopamine, dobutamine, levophed, epinephrine, neosynephrine, vasopressin, cleviprex, propofol, fentanyl, versed, insulin, heparin, esmolol)
• Experience with ventilator management
• Ability to interpret cardiac strips
• Experience with central line management

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS
• CCRN
• Prefer more than 3-5 years of CVICU experience
• Experience with immediate post-op patients
• Experience with VAD and transplant patients

Clinical Focus

• Post open heart surgical patients, including CABG, valves, CABG/Valve
• Dissections, AAA, vascular procedures, carotids
• Post cardiovascular procedures
• STEMI, unstable angina, unstable N-STEMI
• Cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy, severe heart failure
• Targeted Temperature Management (Hypothermia)
• Transcutaneous pacing, transvenous pacing
• TAVRs
• Cardiac-related events requiring ICU care
• Ventilated patients
• Overflow patients from other ICUs, including COVID patients
• Soon to come: post VAD placement, post heart transplant patient

Equipment and Monitoring

• IABPs, Impellas, Swan Ganz, ECMO, external pacemakers, CRRT
• PICC, midlines, CVC, Swans, arterial lines (radial and femoral)
• Ventilators, CPAP, BPAP, heated high flow, nitric oxide
• Philips monitoring
• Monitor techs are available

Staffing and Support

• Charge nurses 24/7; they do take teams at times
• House supervisor 24/7
• PCTs available
• Respiratory therapists 24/7
• CV APNs/PAs and CCS APNs/PAs are present most of the time, with providers on call

Dress Code

• No particular scrub color required
• Scrubs must be appropriate in appearance
• Scrubs are not provided