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Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - $2,511 per week in Great Falls, MT

Malone Healthcare

  • Great Falls, MT
  • 2 days ago
  • $2,511

Highlights

Operate advanced medical equipment including A-lines, central lines, chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, continuous bladder irrigation, multiple IV pumps, and patients requiring noninvasive and invasive ventilatory support. Recent open heart recovery nursing experience required - must be prepared to care for immediate post-operative open heart patients from day one.

Numbers & Facts

LocationGreat Falls, MT
Salary$2,511

Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide direct patient care from admission through discharge, including discharge planning, for a 10-bed CVICU unit
  • Care for immediate post-operative open heart patients and hemodynamically unstable or complex cardiac patients on day one
  • Operate advanced medical equipment including A-lines, central lines, chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, continuous bladder irrigation, multiple IV pumps, and patients requiring noninvasive and invasive ventilatory support
  • Perform skilled cardiac telemetry monitoring and EKG interpretation across patient populations including pre/post PCI, pacemaker, revascularization, carotid endarterectomy, thoracotomy, CHF, COPD, DKA, renal failure, DVT, PE, and sepsis
  • Assess and implement established policies and procedures with minimal supervision; act as a clinical leader and assist with precepting staff
  • Collaborate with providers, charge nurses, LPNs, CNAs, and allied health professionals to deliver physical, emotional, spiritual, and cultural patient support
Required Qualifications
  • Current State of Montana RN Licensure
  • BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications required
  • Recent open heart recovery nursing experience required - must be prepared to care for immediate post-operative open heart patients from day one
  • Recent critical care experience required
  • Degree from an accredited nursing program
Preferred Experience / Skills
  • Prior CVICU experience strongly preferred
  • Experience with higher-acuity cardiac patients in an expanding cardiac services environment
  • Familiarity with a broad scope of surgical services and general medical/surgical inpatient care
Why Join Us
  • Join a collaborative, growing critical care team at a facility actively expanding its cardiac services and caring for higher-acuity patients
  • Opportunity to serve as a clinical leader and contribute to staff development in a supportive team environment


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