Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Albuquerque, NM

Why Join Us Work at a Level I Trauma, Teaching, and acute care facility with 554 staffed beds, offering exposure to a high-acuity, diverse patient population. Perform and assist with bedside procedures including tach/peg placements, surgical procedures, chest tube management, Foley insertion, and NG tube placement.

Job Title

Registered Nurse – CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit)

Location

Albuquerque, NM

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights (3x12-Hour Shifts, 19:00–07:30) | Onsite | 36 or 48 contracted hours per week | 10-week minimum assignment length

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic ICU setting at a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Manage post-operative open heart surgery patients including CABG, aortic aneurysm repair, and endovascular repair cases
• Operate and monitor advanced equipment including CRRT, ECMO, IABP, Impella, Swan-Ganz catheters, and arterial lines
• Perform and assist with bedside procedures including tach/peg placements, surgical procedures, chest tube management, Foley insertion, and NG tube placement
• Care for patients with complex diagnoses including cardiac arrest, heart failure, MODS, sepsis, and pulmonary embolism
• Float within scope to other ICUs, PCU floors, ED, or PACU to care for admitted patients as facility needs require

Required Qualifications

• Active or pending Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications (RQI certifications not accepted)
• Ability to work 2 out of 3 holiday bundles: Thanksgiving & the day after, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve & New Year's Day
• Must reside more than 100 miles from the facility (non-local driver's license required on file)
• Proficiency with Cerner charting system

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior CVICU or CTVICU experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with advanced equipment such as Hemosphere, Arctic Sun, Belmont, BairHugger, Glidescope, and Pupilometer
• Experience caring for patients requiring ECMO, IABP, or Impella support

Why Join Us

• Work at a Level I Trauma, Teaching, and acute care facility with 554 staffed beds, offering exposure to a high-acuity, diverse patient population
• No on-call requirement and no parking fees, with 36 or 48 contracted hours per week providing scheduling flexibility