CVICU RN
Springfield, Oregon
PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend

CVICU RN (Travel/Contract)

Location: Springfield, Oregon

Assignment Overview

• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP, about 4 weeks from offer due to compliance requirements
• Orientation: Held bi-weekly on Mondays (10/26, 11/9, 11/23)
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 7:00)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Ratio: 1:2
• On-call: Not required
• Weekend: Must be open to working any and all days
• Parking: Free
• Scrub color: Any color
• PTO/RTO: Will not approve more than 1 GWW of PTO. Manager needs 13 working weeks and allows RTO for one holiday.
• Interviews: Manager prefers no phone interviews.

Facility

• Short-term acute care
• Nonprofit Level II Trauma Center
• 385 staffed beds

Float Requirements

• Must be OK with floating.
• Travelers float between CVICU and NTICU.
• Also float to Telemetry, Acute Care (Neurology, Surgical, Ortho/Med), Obs, and ED boarding.
• Float in turns, with a 4-hour orientation.
• Locals are not accepted. Pending license is accepted.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• CVICU experience (2 years)
• CVICU experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network
• BLS issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military Training Network
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with arterial line management
• Experience with central line management
• PICC line management
• IV insulin protocols
• Blood product administration
• Continuous IV sedation
• Titrating cardiac drips
• Titrating vasoactive drips
• Assist with management of BiPAP
• Assist with management of CPAP
• Experience with Epic

Clinical Profile

• Top diagnoses/procedures: Open heart, MI, Impella, IABP, trauma, neuro, proning, CRRT, NextStage CRRT, massive transfusion, CABG, donor cases, post-cardiac arrest, post-surgical care (Whipple, liver resection, amputations, post-cardiac surgery), respiratory distress, DKA, sepsis, GI bleed, overdose, nitric oxide
• Special procedures on unit: Chest tube, central line, and PICC insertion; bedside tracheostomy; Keo tube placement; IO insertion; codes; massive transfusion team; backup for Hospital Cardiac Arrest Team and Rapid Response Team; intubation; cardiac cooling catheter and pads; femoral catheter removal

Compliance and Onboarding

• Background check: Required within 60 days of start, with a 7-year search. Annual renewal is not required by the client.
• Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG): Run 15 days before start and every 45 days after.
• Social Security verification: Required. The check may be pending at start if I-9 and E-Verify are on file.
• Education verification: Required for highest education related to specialty. Transcript or diploma is acceptable if the school cannot be verified.
• WA State Patrol check: Applies to Washington placements only.
• Drug testing: Required within 30 days of start. Marijuana is included only for Oregon and Alaska candidates.
• Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start.
• TB: Negative IGRA or 2 PPDs within 1 year of start, with an annual TB questionnaire.
• Respiratory fit test and RespSafety clearance: Required for onsite candidates and updated annually.
• Flu: Vaccine or declination on file during flu season. Oregon candidates may decline with a declination form, though vaccination is strongly recommended.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B, and Tdap: Immunity documentation or facility declination required.
• Color blind test: Required.
• Orientation quiz: Required, must be completed before start with a score of 100%.