Job Description:** - Location: Asheville, NC - Address: 509 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 - Unit Name: Cardiac ICU (CICU) - Building: J Building - Cost Center: 653 **Unit Specifics:** - **Scrub Color:** All Navy or Navy and White - **Number of Beds:** 16 - **Patient Ratios:** 2/1 or 1/1 (occasionally 3/1 depending on acuity) - **Unit Staffing Description:** RNs only – no Health Unit Coordinators or Patient Care Technicians - **Type of Equipment:** Ventilators, Telemetry, Baxter IV Pump, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP), Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Impella, Hypothermia devices - **Documentation System:** Cerner - **Scheduling Requirements:** 36 hours/week, alternating weekends, 12-hour shifts - **Floating Policy:** Travelers float to all areas - **Patient Experience Requirements:** ICU experience required **Hiring Profile:** - **Requested Skill Set:** - Titration of Vesicant Medications - Familiarity with Pressors, Sedation, and Paralytics - Experience with Ventilators and Tracheostomies - Telemetry Interpretation - Understanding of Hemodynamics and PA Catheter Setup and Interpretation - Transvenous Pacing, Cardioversion, Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) - Familiarity with Chest Tube Insertions and Maintenance - **Must Have:** - Titration of Vesicant Medications - Familiarity with Pressors, Sedation, and Paralytics - Experience with Ventilators, Tracheostomies, Telemetry Interpretation - Understanding of Hemodynamics and PA Catheter Setup and Interpretation - **Advanced Skills (Desirable):** - IABP, Impella, CRRT **Procedures Performed on Unit:** - Cardioversion - Central Line Insertion - Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) - Bronchoscopy - Chest Tube Insertions - Pericardiocentesis - Thoracentesis **Certifications Required:** - None required; CCRN recommended **Dress Code:** - No Pullovers or Hoodies - No Green Scrubs (except when uniform is soiled at work) - Adhere to specified uniform colors **Why Catalytic Solutions (CatSol):** At CatSol, we connect dedicated therapists with rewarding assignments across the country. Enjoy competitive pay, seamless onboarding, and a supportive recruiter who’s with you every step of the way.