Registered Nurse - Cardio Thoracic ICU

CROSS POSTING Job ID# 3027903 ### RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR ### REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years MINIMUM Experience Required ***DO NOT SCREEN FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS*** Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPT 1st Time Travelers Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes **Work Setting Skills REQUIRED: Cardiovascular ICU **Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response Skills REQUIRED: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias & Multi-system organ failure **Cardiovascular Skills REQUIRED: Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR), Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention, Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring & Ventricular Assist devices (LVAD/RVAD) **Genitourinary/Renal Skills REQUIRED: CVVHD/CRRT **IV Therapy Skills REQUIRED: Arterial line management, Blood Product Administration & Central line care/management **Medications Skills REQUIRED: Continuous IV sedation, Titrate Cardiac drips & Titrate Vasoactive drips **Respiratory/Thoracic Skills REQUIRED: Assist with Chest Tube Insertion/Removal, Care of Ventilated Patient, Interpretation of ABGs & Ventilator Management **Professional Topis & Skills REQUIRED: Isolation Precautions/ Use of PPE **Additional Skills REQUIRED: Pacemakers & Chest Tubes ******DO NOT SEND/REDIRECT IF LESS THAN 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE*** REQUIRED: minimum 2 years open heart recovery Immediate post-open heart recovery experience ***Certs: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Skills: PICC line management JOB DETAILS: Avg. Daily Census: 22; 2 Visits/Day; Rooms/Beds: 6 SHIFT: *36 or 48 Hours Can Be Offered- if 48 no OT until after 48 hours Will Accept 13 Weeks. 12 HOUR NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15 Call Requirement: YES. 4 weekend call shifts per 6-week schedule period, + schedule weekdays. The Call requirement is to arrive within 30 minutes. Float Requirement: YES. All critical care and cardiac step-down units Weekend Requirement: Required minimum of 4 weekend call shifts in a 6-week period PATIENT DIAGNOSES: REQUIRED: Immediate post open heart surgery REQUIRED Immediate post-open heart recovery experience REQUIRED- 2 years CABG, valve repairs/replacements, dissections. **Must be comfortable with immediate post-operative recovery patients****experience settling fresh open-heart surgery patients from the OR. This is a base expectation of travel nurses in our department*** **DO NOT PASS candidates without all of the above experience SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: REQUIRED: Swan ganz Continuous Cardiac Output Monitoring epicardial pacemakers chest tubes vasopressors/Inotrope titration SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Impella Intra-aortic balloon pump CRRT UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE: Per Unit Needs UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 Hours with a preceptor SCRUBS: Provided INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: *****Please provide your candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting candidates to avoid holding up the approval process. Manager WILL NOT OFFER without speaking to/interviewing the candidate first***** *** INTERNAL NOTES *** ****Must be comfortable with immediate post-operative recovery patients****experience settling fresh open-heart surgery patients from the OR. This is a base expectation of travel nurses in our department***