Cardiovascular ICU RN
Albany, New York
Albany Medical Center

Travel RN Opportunity - Albany, New York

Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Albany, New York
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Experience:

  • 2-3 years of staff experience in Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) required (highest stated requirement: 3 years).
• Skills and Competencies:

  • Epic electronic medical record (EMR) experience required.
  • Trauma Level One experience required.
  • Competency with immediate postoperative cardiac and vascular surgery patients in ICU.
  • Experience with high acuity patients requiring advanced hemodynamic monitoring.
  • Proficient with ventilators, arterial lines (a-lines), spinal drains, hemodynamic monitoring, ECG interpretation and monitoring, temporary pacemakers, and vasoactive/inotropic drip titrations.
• Additional Requirements:

  • Competency test required within 24 hours of submission.
  • Navy blue scrubs required.
  • Local candidates from certain counties are not eligible (effective 1/11/2024).

Work Environment

• High acuity ICU setting focused on cardiac and vascular surgery postoperative care.
• Trauma Level One facility.

Prior Travel Experience

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience mentioned.

This position is ideal for experienced CVICU nurses with strong cardiac and vascular ICU skills and Epic EMR proficiency seeking a travel assignment in a Level One Trauma center.