Travel RN - Cardiovascular ICU

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) position requiring OH or compact RN license, advanced cardiac skills, and Epic experience.

Job Details

• Work in the Cardiovascular ICU unit in a hospital setting,

• Patient population consists of critically ill cardiac patients with estimated nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1-2,

• Duties include IV starts, telemetry monitoring, ventilator management, Swan-Ganz catheter use, conscious sedation, balloon pumps, and pulmonary artery lines,

• Uses Epic EMR system; Epic experience is required,

• 36-hour work week with 12-hour day (7:00A-7:30P) or night (7:00P-7:30A) shifts,

• Required to work up to 6 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule period,

• Rotating holiday coverage required,

• Must float to units of equivalent or lower acuity as needed,

• No on-call responsibility,

Job Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license in hand at the time of consideration,

• BLS and ACLS certifications are required,

• Graduation from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program is required,

• Minimum of 2 years of Cardiac ICU experience preferred,

• Epic EMR experience required,

• Advanced cardiac skills including IV start, telemetry, vents, Swan-Ganz, sedation, balloon pumps, and PA lines,

• Previous travel experience preferred,

• Two professional references required; at least one must be from a formal leader such as a manager or supervisor,

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include advanced monitoring, cardiac procedures, and critical care for cardiovascular patients,

• Must be responsive and cooperative with credentialing and Ohio fingerprinting requirements prior to start,

• Former employees are eligible if they have been separated from any Ohio State University hospital for 6 months or more,

• Current employees at Ohio State University hospitals are ineligible for travel positions,

• Time-off requests must be submitted during initial application,

• Locals are accepted at the same rate as travelers,

• Must be prepared for rotation among units, but CVICU travelers will not be rotated more than once every 4 weeks,