Registered Nurse CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit)

Facility: Christiana Hospital
Location: Newark, DE
Assignment Type: Travel Contract Additional Winter Order

Position Overview

Christiana Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) CVICU for its Cardiovascular Critical Care Complex. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of recent CVICU experience and recent hands-on experience with the Epic EMR system.

The RN will provide specialized critical care to patients with complex cardiovascular conditions, including heart failure, dysrhythmias, patients recovering from cardiothoracic surgery, post-cardiac arrest patients, and those experiencing various forms of shock.

Job Details & Schedule

• Start Date: January 5, 2027

• Contract Length: 11 weeks

• Firm End Date: March 27, 2027

• Shift: 12-Hour Nights (7:00 PM 7:00 AM)

• Hours: 36 hours per week

• Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd weekend

• Holiday Requirement: Yes

• Call Requirement: None

• Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Clinical Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of CVICU experience required no exceptions.

• Recent Epic charting experience is mandatory.

• Must hold an active Delaware or Compact RN license in hand.

• Must be comfortable managing critically ill cardiovascular patients.

• Must have experience caring for patients with conditions such as:

  • Heart failure

  • Cardiac dysrhythmias

  • Post-cardiothoracic surgery

  • Post-cardiac arrest

  • Various types of shock

• Must be comfortable working in a high-acuity critical care environment.

Unit Information

• Unit: Cardiovascular Critical Care Complex

• Bed Capacity: 2130 beds

• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: 1:1 or 1:2

• Charting System: Epic

• Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Procedures & Float Requirements

• Special Procedures:

  • Temporary Transvenous Pacing (TVP)

  • Swan-Ganz catheter-related procedures/management (SWAN)

• Float Support: ICU and Stepdown/PCU units

Candidates should be comfortable floating to areas within the designated ICU and Stepdown/PCU support areas, as required by facility needs.

Submission Requirements

Please ensure the following information is included with the initial submission:

• Active DE or Compact RN license in hand

• RN license number and expiration date

• List of all certifications with expiration dates

• All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted upfront. Any RTO requests submitted after the initial submission will not be considered or approved.

• Date of Birth (DOB)

• Current address