Travel CVICU RN - $2,414 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Seattle, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 18 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 18 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU position requiring prior travel experience and 2+ years of CVICU nursing.

Details

• Magnet-designated teaching hospital with 637 staffed beds
• Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) setting caring for cardio-thoracic patients including heart and lung transplant cases
• 1:1 patient ratios
• Day shift (0700-1930) or Night shift (1900-0730), 3x12-hour schedules
• Weekend shifts required unless otherwise stated on posting
• Floating required within hospital to other ICU units, no floating to sister hospitals
• No on-call requirements
• Uses EPIC charting system
• Scrubs of any color permitted

Requirements

• Active WA state or compact RN license, pending license accepted
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required
• Must pass Relias EKG telemetry compliance test
• Minimum 2 years of CVICU experience required, open heart experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Experience with ventilators, IV starts, PA lines/Swan-Ganz monitoring required
• Experience with Impella, IABP, and LVAD/RVAD required
• Proficiency with pacers and post-op cardiac care required
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and cardiac emergency response
• Lung and heart transplant experience preferred
• EPIC charting experience preferred but not required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex cardiovascular and cardiothoracic patients
• Perform continuous cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency response
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travelers
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this role
• Prior UW Medical Center staff must have a separation period of 18 months before returning as a traveler
• RTO limited to 7 days in November/December, spanning no more than 1 holiday, and must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• COVID vaccination and booster required with no exceptions

American Traveler Job ID #P-753112. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Cardiovascular ICU

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