Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: CVICU
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/18/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Position Details
- Position: CVICU / Cardiovascular ICU RN
- Shift: Day, 3×12 hours
- Hours: 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
- Contract: 13 weeks
- Orientation: 36 hours
- Patient Population: Adults
- Patient Ratio:1:1 to 3:1
- Beds: 11
- Rooms: 11
- Charting:Epic
- First-time travelers: Accepted
- Travel experience: Not required
- Floating:Required
- On-call: No
- Weekend:Every other weekend
- Holiday:Every other holiday
Experience – REQUIRED
- 2 years CVICU experience – REQUIRED
- 2 years ICU experience – REQUIRED
- Experience in a Teaching Hospital and Level I Trauma facility
- Critical Care Float Pool experience – preferred
- Previous charge experience – preferred
- Community hospital experience – preferred
License
- PA or Compact RN license must be in hand
- Valid license/certification required at submission.
Certifications
The posting lists:
- BLS
- ACLS
- NIHSS – preferred/marked with *
- PALS – preferred/marked with *
- TNCC – preferred/marked with *
This is a high-acuity CVICU, and the candidate should have experience with:
- ECMO
- IABP
- Impella
- LVAD/RVAD
- Swan-Ganz/Pulmonary Artery monitoring
- FloTrac/Vigileo
- CVP monitoring
- Arterial lines
- Central lines
- Continuous IV sedation
- Neuromuscular blockade/paralytics
- Vasoactive/cardiac drips
- Dysrhythmia management
- Ventilated patients
- BiPAP/CPAP
- CRRT/CVVHD
- Massive transfusion protocols
- Epicardial pacing wires
- Post-cardiac surgery care
- CABG
- AVR/MVR
- TAVR
- Valve repair/replacement
- Pre/post cardiac catheterization
- Sheath removal
- Stroke/CVA management
- Emergency medications
Patient Population / Procedures
The unit primarily cares for post-cardiac surgery patients, including:
- CABG
- AVR
- MVR
- Other cardiac surgeries
- Complex cardiovascular/critical-care patients
Important Scheduling Requirements
- Every other weekend
- Every other holiday
- Floating is required.
- No block scheduling.
- RTO must be provided at the time of submission.
- RTO submitted after submission will not be accepted.
Compliance
- SSN and DOB required for submission.
- Labs within 48 hours of signing.
- PA fingerprints required within 1 week of signing.
- Fingerprint receipt must be provided.
- PA ChildLine/fingerprint results from within 12 months may be accepted; otherwise, candidate must complete them at the earliest available appointment.
- Valid references and certification copies required.
- Managers have 48 hours to review/interview/confirm an auto-offer.
Clinical Exam
⚠️ Pass/Fail exam required.
- Maximum 3 attempts
- Third failed attempt = automatic cancellation
- No clinical remediation available.
Local Rule
- 50-mile radius
- Local rate differential applies.
Vaccines
- COVID: Not required
- Flu: Required
- Medical/religious exemptions allowed
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits