Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Houston, TX

Concentric Healthcare Staffing
  • Houston, TX
    2 days ago

    Job Description

    Job Title

    Registered Nurse (RN) – CVICU

    Location

    Houston, TX | Acute Care

    Schedule / Job Type

    Contract | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend Required

    Key Responsibilities
    • Provide high-acuity nursing care in a CVICU setting managing patients with heart and lung transplants, LVAD, coronary artery bypass, and valve surgeries
    • Titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips in accordance with patient care protocols
    • Operate and monitor advanced cardiac devices including LVAD, CRRT/SLED, Impella, and IABP
    • Maintain 1:2 patient ratios, with occasional 1:1 assignments based on patient acuity
    • Float to other units as needed based on competency and unit census
    • Collaborate with an intensivist-model care team including respiratory therapy assigned to the unit 24/7
    Required Qualifications
    • Active RN license with current ICU experience
    • Minimum 3 years of ICU nursing experience in a high-acuity hospital setting
    • Proficiency with EPIC EMR required
    • Must be open to floating based on unit needs and competency
    • Must be flexible with scheduling — no self-scheduling; 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule required
    Preferred Experience / Skills
    • CRRT/SLED experience preferred (training available for qualified candidates)
    • Prior travel nursing experience strongly preferred
    • Experience with LVAD, Impella, and IABP devices
    • Background in a large, busy Level 1 Trauma center environment
    Why Join Us
    • Work in a specialized, high-acuity CVICU environment with access to cutting-edge cardiac devices and technology
    • Supported by a dedicated intensivist model, charge RN, respiratory therapy, and patient care assistants on every shift

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHouston, TX

    Skills

    • Acute Careunmatched
    • Cardiac Monitoringunmatched
    • Cardiologyunmatched
    • Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)unmatched
    • Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
    • Emergency Nursingunmatched
    • Epic Systemsunmatched
    • Hospitalunmatched
    • Intensive Careunmatched
    • Nursingunmatched
    • Patient Careunmatched
    • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
    • Respiratory Therapyunmatched
    • Titrationunmatched

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