CVICU (650) - Travel Registered Nurse - $2070 per week.
$107,640–$107,640 year
On-siteAsheville, North Carolina, United States
Asheville, North Carolina, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$107,640–$107,640 yearLicense Or CertificationMedium
Full TimeLicense Or CertificationMedium
Job Summary
Conduct critical care float pool duties in a CVICU setting, managing patient ratios of 2/1 or 1/1 while titrating vesicant medications, pressors, sedation, and paralytics. Perform procedures including central line insertion, cardioversion, and chest tube maintenance, utilizing equipment such as IABP, CRRT, and Impella. This travel-only assignment requires a North Carolina license, 24 months of critical care experience with 3 months in the last 12 months, and alternating weekend shifts from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM. Candidates must live over 50 miles from the facility and hold a driver's license.
Required Qualifications
- 24 months of experience with 3 months worked in the last 12 months
- 24 months of Critical Care Float Pool experience with 9 months worked in the last 12 months
- 9 months of acute care experience within the last 12 months
- North Carolina license or compact license
- Travel only, local not allowed
- Candidates must live >50 miles from facility
- No current placement allowed at Program: HealthTrust Program - HCA - North Carolina Division
- Titration of vesicant medications
- Familiarity with pressors
- Sedation
- Paralytics
- Experience with vents
- Experience with trachs
- PA catheter setup and interpretation
- Transvenous pacing
- Cardioversion
- TEE
- Familiarity with chest tube insertions and maintenance
- IABP
- Impella
- CRRT
- Transvenous pacing preferred
- Cardioversion preferred
- TEE preferred
- Familiarity with chest tube insertions and maintenance preferred
- IABP preferred
- Impella preferred
- CRRT preferred
- Alternating weekends
- 10 days maximum time off
- Charge/Lead reference required from within the last 12 months
- Driver's license required
- BLS (Basic Life Support)
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
- NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)
- CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse)
Desired Qualifications
- 3 months of Cerner experience is preferred
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