CVICU

Registered Nurse – Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

About the Role

Join the cardiovascular intensive care team delivering high-quality direct patient care in a fast-paced, specialized environment. You'll implement individualized care plans, administer physician and nursing orders, monitor patient outcomes, and lead discharge planning in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

Unit & Shift Details

• Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Schedule: 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Scrub Color: Navy
• Float Pool: MICU, SICU, and medical or cardiac stepdown units as needed

Clinical Scope

The unit manages a high-acuity cardiac population: 80% cardiac surgery patients and 20% advanced heart failure. You'll care for patients post-open-heart surgery, heart transplant recipients, and those requiring advanced device support including LVAD implants, ECMO, Impella, IABP, and CRRT. Experience managing Swan-Ganz catheters and continuous cardiac output monitoring is essential.

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license (verification required)
• Minimum experience managing IABP, Impella, and/or Swan-Ganz catheters
• ACLS certification
• Health requirements include MMR, Hepatitis B, influenza vaccine, Tdap, and varicella vaccination; TB screening; and fit testing

Start Date: November 10, 2026