CVICU

Cardiac ICU Nurse – 12-Hour Night Shift

About the Role

What You'll Do

• Manage hemodynamically unstable patients post-CABG, valve repair/replacement, and thoracic procedures (VATS, lobectomy)
• Titrate vasoactive drips (Milrinone, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Levophed, Vasopressin, and others) under RN autonomy
• Care for patients on mechanical ventilation, CRRT, temporary and permanent pacemakers, mediastinal/chest tubes, and IABP/Impella devices
• Monitor telemetry, read your own 12-lead EKGs, and respond to cardiac alarms
• Collaborate with an in-house intensivist and 24/7 respiratory therapy team

Required Experience

• BLS and ACLS certification (AHA)
• Minimum 6 hours post-op open-heart patient care
• CRRT, temporary/permanent pacemaker management
• Acute MI pre/post-catheterization experience
• Mediastinal/chest tube and ventilator management
• Arterial line experience
• Hemodynamic drip titration

Preferred: IABP/Impella, Swan-Ganz, and fresh open-heart ICU experience.

Schedule & Support

• 12-hour nights, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
• Every other weekend
• Self-scheduling and block requests honored when possible
• Travelers float primarily to ACU/ICU (max 6 patients to Med-Surg/Tele)
• 1-2 PCTs per shift; no call requirement

Contract Details

• 13 weeks | 36 hours/week guaranteed
• Royal blue scrubs