Travel CVICU RN - $2,302 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in St. Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/14/2026
• Duration: 18 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 18 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a CVICU position requiring at least 2 years of ICU experience and floating across multiple ICU and inpatient units.

Details

• Works in the CVICU with floating to multiple ICUs including Trauma, Oncology, Cardiac/Heart and Vascular, Neurology, Medicine, and COVID units
• May float to inpatient floors with a ratio of no more than 1:3, or to non-critical care units if ICU census is low
• May be utilized as a patient sitter if needed
• ICU patient ratio is 2:1 on all shifts
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 18:45-7:15
• Every other weekend requirement or 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule, plus holiday rotation
• Uses EPIC charting system
• Short Term Acute Care facility setting

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum of 2 years ICU experience required
• Vents, IV start, telemetry, and conscious sedation skills required
• Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan-Ganz monitoring skills required
• Fresh post open heart experience required
• EPIC charting experience strongly preferred
• CRRT experience beneficial
• Preferred skills include Swan-Ganz hemodynamic interpretation, IABP, Impella, ECMO, vasoactive drips, CRRT, Chemo, CCRN, ONS, TNCC, CPI, triage, ICP, PA lines, and Level I Trauma experience
• Specific CVICU experience not required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing support across multiple ICU and inpatient units based on facility needs
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Free parking available on-site
• First-time travelers will not be accepted
• Candidates must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility
• Returning permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Standard travelers may stay for an 18-month period and must take a 3-month break after completion
• Maximum of 7 days RTO per contract, with no RTO allowed during the first week of the assignment
• All travelers will float within their assigned service line

American Traveler Job ID #P-781401. 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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