Genie Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: CVICU
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 10/05/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel
Unit Overview
20-bed CVICU, all private rooms
All rooms are monitored
Typical RN-to-patient ratios: 1:1, 1:2, or 2:1, based on acuity
Fast-paced, high-acuity cardiovascular critical care environment
Charge RN and house supervisor available 24/7
Respiratory Therapy available 24/7
Monitor technicians available; RNs are expected to independently interpret cardiac rhythms
CV and critical care APPs are available in the ICU the majority of the time, with providers on call as needed
Patient Population
The unit primarily cares for complex cardiovascular and post-operative patients, including:
Post-open-heart surgery patients
CABG and valve procedures
CABG/valve combined procedures
Aortic dissections and AAA
Vascular and carotid procedures
Post-cardiovascular procedures
STEMI, unstable angina, and NSTEMI
Cardiogenic shock and cardiomyopathy
Severe heart failure
TAVR patients
Patients requiring targeted temperature management
Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing
Ventilated patients
Cardiac-related events requiring ICU-level care
ICU overflow patients, including COVID patients
Upcoming VAD and post-heart-transplant patient population
Critical Care Equipment & Skills
Travelers must be comfortable managing advanced cardiovascular ICU equipment, including:
IABP
Impella
Swan-Ganz catheters
ECMO
External pacemakers
CRRT
Ventilators
CPAP/BPAP
Heated high-flow oxygen
Nitric oxide
PICCs
Midlines
CVCs
Arterial lines — radial and femoral
Drips & Medication Management
RNs are expected to independently manage and titrate multiple critical-care infusions, including:
Dopamine
Dobutamine
Levophed
Epinephrine
Phenylephrine
Vasopressin
Cleviprex
Propofol
Fentanyl
Versed
Insulin
Heparin
Esmolol
About Genie Healthcare
Genie Healthcare is one of the fastest growing Nurse Travel Agencies in the USA. Genie serves hundreds of facilities and has over 4000 current travel RN contracts open at any given time.
Genie provides travel RN’s flexibility, support, top pay scale, housing and the #1 rated, multi-state health insurance coverage.
Genie Healthcare carries with it a commitment to providing a comprehensive level of service and quality care. Growing from a small team of eager recruiters to a company with satisfied clients in nearly every corner of the nation, delivering excellence in patient and customer care is the key to Genie’s success.
The management team has 20 years of experience in workforce solutions and staffing in medical and non-medical fields, roles ranging from Clerical job to Cardiologist to software developer to CEO.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Peoria, IL
Skills
Acute Careunmatched
Anginaunmatched
Arterial Linesunmatched
Cardiac Surgeryunmatched
Cardiologyunmatched
Cardiovascularunmatched
Cardiovascular Diseaseunmatched
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)unmatched
Congestive Heart Failureunmatched
Critical Careunmatched
Health Insuranceunmatched
Healthcareunmatched
Heparinunmatched
High Availabilityunmatched
Insulinunmatched
Intensive Careunmatched
Medicationsunmatched
Nursingunmatched
On Callunmatched
Pacemakerunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Respiratory Therapyunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
Surgical Proceduresunmatched
Swan-Ganz Catheterunmatched
Titrationunmatched
Vasopressinunmatched
Ventilatorunmatched
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