CVICU RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

RN (Registered Nurse)

Location

• Peoria, Illinois

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Contract Length

• 15 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts
• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday
• No self-scheduling or block scheduling

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• CVICU (2 years of experience)
• CVICU experience within the last year

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS
• CCRN

Unit Details

• 20 monitored private beds
• Patient ratios vary by acuity: 1:1, 1:2, or 2:1
• Charge nurses are present 24/7 and may take teams
• House supervisor is present 24/7
• PCT support is available
• Respiratory therapists are available 24/7
• Monitor techs are available

Common Patient Population

• Post open-heart surgical patients
• CABG, valve, 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
• Transcutaneous pacing, transvenous pacing
• TAVRs
• Cardiac-related ICU patients
• Ventilated patients
• Overflow patients from other ICUs, including COVID patients
• Soon to include post VAD placement and post heart transplant patients

Skills and Equipment

• IABPs, Impellas, Swan Ganz, ECMO, external pacemakers, CRRT
• PICC, midlines, CVCs, Swan lines, arterial lines
• Ventilators, CPAP, BPAP, heated high flow, nitric oxide
• Temporary pacemakers
• Multiple titratable drips, including dopamine, dobutamine, levophed, epi, neo, vasopressin, cleviprex, propofol, fentanyl, versed, insulin, heparin, and esmolol

Dress Code

• Scrubs must be clean and appropriate
• Scrubs are not provided