Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Job Summary
Join a highly specialized 20-bed Cardiac Vascular Center (CVC) ICU in Lawrenceville, Georgia. This unit provides critical care for patients undergoing a variety of complex open heart, vascular, and thoracic surgeries, requiring advanced monitoring and interventions.
As a Cardiac ICU RN, you will manage critically ill patients, utilizing specialized equipment and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This is a travel assignment; candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of Lawrenceville, GA.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, specialized nursing care to critically ill post-operative cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery patients.
- Monitor and interpret complex hemodynamic data, cardiac rhythms, and vital signs.
- Manage patients requiring advanced life support devices such as intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella, and CRRT.
- Administer medications, titrate vasoactive drips, and perform treatments according to physician orders and hospital protocols.
- Assess patient conditions, identify changes, and implement appropriate interventions in a timely manner.
- Collaborate effectively with cardiologists, surgeons, intensivists, and other healthcare professionals.
- Educate patients and families on care plans and recovery processes.
- Maintain accurate and thorough electronic health records.
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Minimum of two (2) years of recent, direct experience in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or similar critical care setting.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Current NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
- Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification.
Skills & Competencies
- Proficiency in critical care nursing practices for cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery patients.
- Expertise in managing patients with intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), Impella, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), and epicardial pacemakers.
- Strong hemodynamic monitoring and interpretation skills.
- Ability to rapidly assess and respond to changes in patient condition.
- Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities.
Shift Details
- Shift Type: Day Shift (AM)
- Shift Duration: 12 hours (7:00 AM - 7:00 PM)
- Days per Week: 3
- Contract Length: 12 weeks
- Start Date: October 5, 2026
- End Date: December 26, 2026
- Holiday Expectations: Must work two (2) major holidays (Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day) and one (1) minor holiday (The Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve) during the assignment.
- Weekend Rotations: As per unit needs.
- Call Requirements: Not specified.
Licensing Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Georgia.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Current NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.