Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Columbia, SC

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU (Cardiac Intensive Care)

Location

Columbia, SC

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | 3x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:30)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to cardiac and medical intensive care patients, including management of advanced cardiac devices such as LVAD, Impella, IABP, and temporary ventricular pacing (TVP)
• Monitor and manage patients on mechanical ventilation, CRRT, and invasive hemodynamic monitoring lines
• Interpret and manage cardiac dysrhythmias in a high-acuity ICU setting
• Deliver pre- and post-cardiac catheterization and intervention care, including sheath removal
• Care for post-cardiac surgery patients (not directly from the OR) and step-down overflow patients as needed
• Maintain a 2:1 patient ratio in accordance with unit standards

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in a Cardiac ICU setting (CVICU, CCU, or Cardiopulmonary ICU strongly required)
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications
• NIH Stroke Scale certification
• Demonstrated competency in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Minimum 1 year of recent EPIC EMR experience required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Hands-on experience with advanced cardiac devices including Impella, IABP, LVAD, and TVP
• Experience with CRRT and invasive hemodynamic monitoring in a critical care environment
• Background in pre- and post-cardiac catheterization care and sheath removal procedures

Why Join Us

• Pre-assignment orientation modules are billable (up to 16 hours), offering additional compensation before your contract begins
• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity cardiac ICU environment utilizing advanced critical care skills and technology