Travel CVICU RN - $1,814 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Tyler, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced CVICU RN with prior travel experience and TX or compact RN licensure for a cardiovascular intensive care position.

Details

• Work in the Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) of a hospital setting
• Patient ratio of 1:2
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of CVICU experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Skills in IV therapy, arterial line, central line, and PICC line management required
• Experience with cardiovascular care, ECMO, and nurse-driven ECMO protocols required
• Experience with Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) and Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring required
• Experience caring for post cardiac surgery patients (not directly from OR) required
• Experience with ventilated patients and interpretation of ABGs required
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips and continuous IV sedation required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management required
• Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure required
• Knowledge of isolation precautions and PPE required
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, LTAC, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred

Additional Information

• Dark gray scrub color required
• Candidates residing in Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Smith, Gregg, Van Zandt, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, or Morris counties will not be contracted
• Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted
• Former staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• All requested time off must be submitted at time of consideration, with no more than 3 days auto-approved and none during the first week of orientation
• Travel pairs or groups not accepted
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this role

American Traveler Job ID #P-775600. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Cardiovascular ICU

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