Travel Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Orientation Dates - 11/4, 11/11, 11/18

Will Only consider 13 weeks, nothing less.

No Block Scheduled Offer. Must be flexible to meet the needs of the unit.

Must have a minimum of 2 years experience in a large level 1 trauma facility.

Self-Scheduling: Modified Self Scheduling

Weekend Requirement: Weekends: minimum of 4 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule *sat or sun for day shift; fri, sat for night shift (e.g. essentially means RN could work every Saturday and have off every Sunday based on unit needs)

Call Requirements: No

Holiday Requirements: Yes

Pat Pop: Post cardiac surgery, heart and lung transplant, heart failure, VAD, acute myocardial infarction, post cardiac intervention, cardiogenic shock, acute kidney failure. Ages 18+.

Must have a strong CVICU background with recent VAD and IABP experience.

ICU- Insulin, Heparin, anti-arrhythmic, sedatives, and vasopressors.

Must have exp with vents, drips, and lines.

RN's start IV's, nurses do their own glucose checks, EKG interpretation.

Ratios: 1:2-3 (based on acuity). ICU 1:2-3; Stepdown 3-5, M/S - 4-6.

Any Color scrubs.

Could float: The trauma, neuro, surgical, and burn ICU's have their own stepdown units. If assigned to one of these units, majority of travelers time will be assigned patients in specialty stepdown, but need ICU Level RN's based on patient acuity, and flexibility to float in ICU.

Must plan to work until the contract end date.

Travelers that call in on the last week of the contract will be ineligible to return to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and affiliated hospitals.

All time off requests must be approved by the Manager prior to assignment confirmation