RN - CVICU

Cynet Health; Parkersburg (WV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cynet Health seeks an experienced RN for CVICU in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This 13-week travel/contract role requires a minimum of 2 years of cardiovascular ICU experience, a current RN license, and BLS/ACLS certifications. Shift is 12-hour nights with 12-hour shifts; occasional charge nurse duties on night shift may occur.

The unit is mixed acuity with a high level of cardiac care, and travel staff float to acute care and ICU as needed. Epic charting is used for documentation.

Qualifications

• Fresh open heart experience preferred.
• Experience with patients >6 hours post-op from open heart surgery.
• CRRT experience required.
• Temporary pacemaker and post-permanent pacemaker experience required.
• Acute MI pre/post-cath experience required.
• Experience with mediastinal/chest tubes required.
• Ventilator experience required.
• Hypothermia protocol experience required.
• Experience with dripping medications required.
• Arterial line experience required.
• IABP/Impella experience preferred.
• Hemodynamic monitoring/Swan-Ganz experience preferred.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Ventilator management

Epic charting

Tools

Epic EHR

Job description

RN - CVICU

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: Cardiovascular Intensive Care

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12-hour nights

Hours per Shift: 12 hours

Experience: Minimum of 2 years

License: Current Registered Nurse License

Certifications: BLS, ACLS

Must-Have:

• Fresh open heart experience preferred.
• Experience with patients greater than 6 hours post-op from open heart surgery.
• CRRT experience required.
• Temporary pacemaker and post-permanent pacemaker experience required.
• Acute MI pre/post-cath experience required.
• Experience with mediastinal/chest tubes required.
• Ventilator experience required.
• Hypothermia protocol experience required.
• Experience with dripping medications required.
• Arterial line experience required.
• IABP/Impella experience preferred.
• Hemodynamic monitoring/Swan-Ganz experience preferred.

Description:The CVICU is a mixed acuity unit with both step-down and ICU status patients.The nurse-to-patient ratios include 1:1 for fresh hearts and devices, 1:2 for ICU status patients, and 1:3 for step-down status patients.Common diagnoses in the unit include atrial fibrillation, heart blocks, bradycardia, NSTEMI, STEMI, cardiac arrest, hyper/hypotension, pulmonary embolisms, cardiogenic shock, heart surgery, and heart failure.Nurses are required to titrate various drips, including Cardizem, Cordarone, Cardene, nitroglycerin, esmolol, cleviprex, milrinone, dopamine, dobutamine, lasix, bumex, epinephrine, levophed, vasopressin, insulin, heparin, aggrastat, precedex, propofol, versed, and fentanyl.There is a rare potential for charge nurse duties on the night shift, which will include taking assignments.Patient care technicians are available at a ratio of 1 to 2 per shift.The unit is staffed with hospitalists or intensivists in-house and respiratory therapists available 24/7.Nurses are required to read their own strips, which are monitored off the unit.Self-scheduling and block scheduling requests are allowed but can be adjusted to meet unit needs.Every other weekend and holiday work are required as needed.Travelers will float first, primarily to acute care and ICU, with possible float to medical-surgical and telemetry.The dress code consists of royal blue scrubs.Unit orientation lasts one week, including modules and training.The charting system used in the unit is Epic.