Job Title
Travel Registered Nurse – CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit)
Location
San Antonio, Texas
Schedule / Job Type
Contract / Travel – 13 Weeks | Night Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM | 36 Guaranteed Hours per Week | Rotating Weekends | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a Cardiovascular ICU setting, including post-CABG, post-VAD, and post-cardiac catheterization patients
- Manage and monitor hemodynamic devices including arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters, IABP, Impella, and ECMO
- Perform ventilator management for critically ill cardiac patients
- Utilize Meditech for clinical documentation and order entry
- Float to other units as required per facility floating policy
- Adhere to facility attendance, badging, and dress code policies including navy scrubs
Required Qualifications
- Active, unrestricted Texas RN License (temporary licenses not accepted)
- Minimum 2 years of ICU experience
- Proficiency in hemodynamic monitoring including Swan-Ganz catheters and arterial lines
- Ventilator management experience
- Current ACLS and BLS certifications
- NIH Stroke Scale certification required
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with IABP (Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump)
- Experience with CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
- Familiarity with Meditech charting and order entry
Why Join Us
- Work in a high-acuity cardiovascular ICU environment with exposure to advanced cardiac support devices and complex post-surgical patient populations
- Guaranteed 36 hours per week with a defined 13-week contract at a well-established medical center in San Antonio, Texas