Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - $2,228 per week in Saint Louis, MO

Job Title : Registered Nurse Profession : Nursing Specialty : CVICU Duration : 13 weeks Shift : Night Hours per Shift : 12 Experience : Minimum of 2 years CVU experience License : Current and up-to-date nursing license Certifications : ACLS, BLS, NIHSS Must-Have : Must be ACLS certified. Experience with hemodynamics. Ability to titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips. Preference for those with cardiac assistive machine experience. Experience with EPIC charting system is preferred. Description : This position is for a nurse specialized in CVICU. The role requires experience with cardio-thoracic surgery patients and post cardiac surgery care. Candidates must have experience managing open heart patients and TAVR patients. The nurse will care for patients post-cath lab and post-cardiac surgeries. The nurse must be trained in post-operative care. The patient-to-nurse ratio is 1 : 1 for ICU shifts and 2 : 1 for telemetry shifts. The nurse will float within cardiac units as needed. Weekend shifts are required, totaling 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week period. The facility has a structured daily census of 3 and consists of 6 ICU beds. Interdisciplinary support is available within the unit. Candidates must have skills in arterial line management, interpretation of dysrhythmias, and ventilator management. The nurse should also be skilled in the management of intra-aortic balloon pumps and pulmonary artery lines. This position may involve the management of various cardiac drips and CRRT modalities.