CVICU Registered Nurse

Talentburst,-Inc; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, NY seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for the CVICU on a 13-week assignment. Nights shift, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, 36 hours per week, with every-other weekend and holiday requirements.

The role requires EPIC charting, NY RN license, ACLS/BLS/NIHSS, and ability to manage arterial/central lines, ventilators, and complex cardiac cases including ECMO/Impella. Floating within the unit is required.

Qualifications

• Active NY Single-State RN license in hand; pending licenses not accepted.
• ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS required; NIHSS must be included in submittal.
• EPIC experience required.

Skills

Arterial line care

Central line care

PICC line care

Ventilator management

ECMO/IABP monitoring

EKG interpretation

Infection control

PPE compliance

Education

RN license NY

ACLS certification

BLS certification

NIHSS certification

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

Title: Registered Nurse - CVICU
Duration: 13 weeks
Location: 1425 Portland Ave Bldg 3 Rochester, NY 14621
Schedule: Night Shift 3*12s 36hours/week

• Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM

• Contract: 13 weeks

• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend

• Holiday Requirement: Must be available to work every other holiday, if needed

• RTO/Block Requests: Must be submitted at the time of submission

• Call-Off Policy: Facility may cancel up to 3 shifts during the 13-week contract without charges.

• Local Radius: RNs within 75 miles are not accepted.

• Charting: EPIC experience required

• License: Active NY Single-State RN license in hand; pending licenses not accepted (NY is not Compact)

• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS required. Valid NIHSS must be included in submittal.

• Patient Ratio: 1:2; Impella patients 1:2, occasionally 1:1 based on acuity

• Unit Size: 16 beds

• Floating: Required within skillset

• Scrubs: Any combination of navy blue and white

Patient Population

• Sepsis, ARDS, renal failure, heart failure, pre-VAD workups, alcohol withdrawal, overdose, and multi-organ failure

• Post-cardiac arrest/targeted temperature management

• Respiratory failure/shock, CRRT, EKOS, IABP, and ECMO

Required Clinical Skills

• Arterial line, central line, and PICC line management; blood product administration

• Ventilator management, HFNC, BiPAP/CPAP, and ABG interpretation

• Chest tube insertion/removal assistance and care of ventilated patients

• Continuous IV sedation, paralytics, emergency medications, and procedural sedation administration/monitoring

• Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips

• CABG, Impella, IABP, LVAD/RVAD, and Swan-Ganz monitoring

• CVVHD/CRRT

• Dysrhythmia interpretation/management and 12-lead EKG acquisition

• Infection prevention, PPE use, wound vac care, and multisystem organ dysfunction/failure management

Facility Highlights

• Rochester General Hospital – Rochester, NY

• 528-bed acute care teaching facility

• CVICU specializes in critically ill cardiac surgery patients, heart transplant, advanced cardiac devices (ECMO, LVAD, RVAD, IABP, Impella), and complex multi-organ failure.

• 24/7 provider coverage and multidisciplinary team

• Magnet-recognized hospital and Advanced Thrombectomy Capable Stroke Center

• Affiliated with Cleveland Clinic and Roswell Park

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