Travel Nurse - RN - CVICU - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Responsibilities:

• Manages medication and infusion therapies.
• Provides care to critically ill, trauma and transplant (solid organ and BMT) patients and those who require observation and monitoring.
• Safely employs the following monitoring devices:
• Arterial lines, cardiac monitoring, Invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring
• Safely administers the following medications and infusions guided by knowledge of the indications, contraindications, side effects, normal dosages and method of delivery.
• Paralytics, Vasoactive, Vasodilators, Thrombolytics, Antiarrthymics, Nipride, Cytotoxic agents, Heparin, Immunosuppressants, Fluid and electrolyte replacement, Insulin, Immunoglobulins, Blood products (FFP, Platelets, Cryo. Albumin)
• Care for patient undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures/interventions on the unit.
• Operates equipment according to hospital and manufacturer's guidelines:
• Mechanical Ventilators, Defibrillator, Infant warmers, Cardiac monitors, Internal and External pacemakers, CRRT

What Qualifications You Will Need...

• Registered Nurse
• Associate Degree, BSN preferred
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor
• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt, or ACLS Instructor start date
• Minimum of 1 year RN experience in an acute care ICU setting