Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - $2,102 per week in Albuquerque, NM

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: CVICU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in CVICU License: Active Nursing License Certifications: ACLS, BLS Must-Have: MUST WORK 2 OUT OF 3 OF THE HOLIDAY BUNDLES (Thanksgiving & the day after, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, New Year's Eve & New Year's Day) CVICU experience preferred No locals within 100 miles Pending License accepted Greater than 7 days of requested time off needs approval Description: Flexible scheduling offers self-scheduling. Ratios are 1:2. Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs. May be floated to other ICUs, PCU floors, ED to care for admitted patients, and PACU to care for admitted patients. Special requirements include Post-Op Open Hearts, bedside tach/peg, bedside surgical procedures, CRRT, ECMO, IABP, Impella, SWANNs, ART lines, CVCs, chest tubes, Foley insertion, and NG tubes. Common patient diagnoses include CABG, aortic aneurysm repair/dissection repair, femoral-popliteal bypass, pulmonary embolism, cardiac arrest, endovascular repair, heart failure, MODS, and sepsis. Experience with equipment such as CRRT, Hemosphere, Bladerscanner, Cortrak, ultrasound, monitors, Impella, IABP, ECMO, ZOLL, Dopplers, Glidescope, Pupilometer, Blanketrol, Arctic Sun, Belmont, and BairHugger is required. Unit details include a total of 12 beds, with a focus on adult and geriatric patients. Interdisciplinary support includes IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and unit secretaries. Patient care involves various specialized procedures, such as post-op open hearts, CRRT, ECMO, and monitoring intensive care patients. Shifts available are typically 36 or 48-hour contracts. A maximum of 7 days of requested time off is preferred, with one holiday preferred. No requests for time off during the first 7 days of the contract or the last day of the contract will be accepted.