Travel CVICU Registered Nurse - $2,400 per week

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Baltimore, Maryland.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse – CVICU

Facility: LBH - Sinai Hospital
Location: Baltimore, MD
Start Date: 07/20/2026
Duration: 14 Weeks
Shift: Day 3x12-Hour (07:00 - 19:30)
Schedule: 36 Hours/Week, Every Other Weekend Required
Charting System: Cerner (Preferred)
Float Required: Yes – all areas including ED; patient ratios dependent upon unit requirements when floating
Call Requirement: No
Note: Mixed ICU environment with primary focus on CVICU. Must be able to care for fresh open-heart and post-cardiac surgery patients. Expected to take overflow ICU patients as needed.

Position Overview:

The CVICU Registered Nurse provides specialized critical care nursing services to patients with complex cardiovascular, cardiothoracic, medical, and surgical conditions. The RN is responsible for managing fresh post-operative cardiac surgery patients, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, life-support therapies, and high-acuity cardiovascular interventions within a mixed ICU environment.

Job duties:

• Perform comprehensive assessments and ongoing monitoring of critically ill cardiovascular and intensive care patients.
• Provide direct care for fresh post-operative cardiac surgery patients arriving from the operating room, including CABG, valve repair/replacement, TAVR, and other cardiac procedures.
• Monitor and manage advanced hemodynamic parameters using arterial lines, central venous pressure monitoring, pulmonary artery catheters (Swan-Ganz), and other invasive monitoring devices.
• Administer and titrate vasoactive medications, cardiac drips, continuous sedation, neuromuscular blockade agents, insulin infusions, and emergency medications.
• Manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, BiPAP/CPAP therapy, high-flow oxygen, airway suctioning, and respiratory support.
• Provide care for patients with Impella devices, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), ventricular assist devices (LVAD/RVAD), and advanced cardiovascular support therapies.
• Monitor and manage patients receiving CRRT/CVVHD therapy and complex renal support interventions.
• Interpret cardiac rhythms, recognize dysrhythmias, and initiate appropriate interventions for acute cardiovascular events.
• Administer blood products and monitor for complications related to transfusions and invasive procedures.
• Care for patients experiencing multisystem organ dysfunction, acute stroke, cardiac emergencies, and post-procedural complications.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, rehabilitation services, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.
• Maintain accurate documentation, infection prevention practices, isolation precautions, and adherence to patient safety standards.

Requirements:

Licensure: Active Maryland RN License or Compact RN License

Experience: Minimum 2 Years Staff CVICU Experience Required

Certifications:

• ACLS
• BLS
• NIHSS
• CALS
• 16-Hour Maryland Approved Trauma Certification (Required by Week 27)

Other requirement:

• Must be able to care for fresh open-heart and post-cardiac surgery patients
• Experience with advanced hemodynamic monitoring
• Experience managing ventilated patients
• Experience with Impella, IABP, LVAD/RVAD, and post-cardiac surgical patients
• Experience with CRRT/CVVHD
• Ability to float throughout the facility within scope
• Travel experience not required

Unit Details:

Unit: 1000-7300 4 South, CVICU

Patient Ratios: Not Specified

Patient Population: Adult Critical Care Patients

Patient Diagnoses:

• Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients
• Coronary Artery Disease
• CABG Patients
• Valve Repair/Replacement Patients
• TAVR Patients
• Cardiovascular Critical Care Conditions
• Acute Stroke
• Medical ICU Patients
• Surgical ICU Patients
• Renal Failure
• Multisystem Organ Dysfunction

HonorVet Technologies Job ID #32454779. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse/CVICU

About HonorVet Technologies

Benefits

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus