Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Houston, TX

Key Responsibilities Provide high-acuity nursing care in a CVICU setting managing patients with heart and lung transplants, LVAD, coronary artery bypass, and valve surgeries. Why Join Us Work in a specialized, high-acuity CVICU environment with access to cutting-edge cardiac devices and technology.

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – CVICU

Location

Houston, TX | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity nursing care in a CVICU setting managing patients with heart and lung transplants, LVAD, coronary artery bypass, and valve surgeries
• Titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips in accordance with patient care protocols
• Operate and monitor advanced cardiac devices including LVAD, CRRT/SLED, Impella, and IABP
• Maintain 1:2 patient ratios, with occasional 1:1 assignments based on patient acuity
• Float to other units as needed based on competency and unit census
• Collaborate with an intensivist-model care team including respiratory therapy assigned to the unit 24/7

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license with current ICU experience
• Minimum 3 years of ICU nursing experience in a high-acuity hospital setting
• Proficiency with EPIC EMR required
• Must be open to floating based on unit needs and competency
• Must be flexible with scheduling — no self-scheduling; 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• CRRT/SLED experience preferred (training available for qualified candidates)
• Prior travel nursing experience strongly preferred
• Experience with LVAD, Impella, and IABP devices
• Background in a large, busy Level 1 Trauma center environment

Why Join Us

• Work in a specialized, high-acuity CVICU environment with access to cutting-edge cardiac devices and technology
• Supported by a dedicated intensivist model, charge RN, respiratory therapy, and patient care assistants on every shift