Job Title
Travel RN – CVICU Float Pool
Location
Asheville, North Carolina
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13-Week Travel Assignment | Nights (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | 36 hours per week | 12-hour shifts | Alternating weekends | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a 16-bed cardiovascular ICU setting with patient ratios of 2:1 or 1:1 (occasionally 3:1 depending on acuity)
- Manage titration of vesicant medications, pressors, sedation, and paralytics for critically ill cardiovascular patients
- Operate and monitor advanced equipment including ventilators, IABP, CRRT, Impella, telemetry, Baxter IV pumps, and hypothermia devices
- Perform and assist with unit procedures including cardioversion, central line insertion, chest tube maintenance, bronchoscopy, EGD, pericardiocentesis, and thoracentesis
- Interpret telemetry, manage hemodynamic monitoring, and perform PA catheter setup and interpretation including transvenous pacing
- Document all patient care activities using Cerner; float to all areas of the facility per traveler floating policy
Required Qualifications
- Active RN licensure with a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience
- Proficiency in titration of vesicant medications and familiarity with pressors, sedation, and paralytics
- Experience with mechanical ventilators and tracheostomy care
- Competency in telemetry interpretation and hemodynamic monitoring including PA catheter setup and interpretation
- Ability to work 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week, with alternating weekends
- Compliance with dress code: all navy or navy and white scrubs; no pullovers, hoodies, or green scrubs
Preferred Experience / Skills
- CCRN certification preferred
- Experience with IABP, Impella, and CRRT
- Familiarity with Cerner documentation system
- Experience with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) monitoring
Why Join Us
- Gain hands-on experience with a full range of advanced cardiovascular critical care technology and procedures in a dynamic ICU environment
- Work alongside an experienced clinical team in a high-acuity unit offering diverse skill-building opportunities across multiple care areas