RN - CVICU

RN - CVICU About Facility: o Examples: How many licensed beds? 900+ Trauma Designation? Level 1 Teaching Hospital? Yes Chest Pain Center? Yes Stroke Center? Yes Unit Information: o Beds: 14 Census? Average patients/day? 11 o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 in same level CTICU o Will you accept a first-time traveler? No Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: o Cardiac Surgery, ECMO, OHT, LVAD/RVAD, Impella (R and L) Patient Ratios: o RN: 1:2 Required Licensure & Certifications: o Education requirement? RN o Is State Licensure and/or National Certification required? Licensure required, certification preferred o BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, CPI, etc.? BLS, ACLS Skills required: o High level cardiac surgery with devices Support within the Department: o CNA? Duties? 1 o Receptionist/HUC? 1 on week days o Charge nurse? Yes and usually free floating o Phlebotomy? PRN o IV/VAT Team? yes o Resource Nurse? Some o RT 24/7? Yes o Hospitalist 24/7? Yes o Intensivist 24/7? Yes o Telemetry monitoring/tech? No Technology/Equipment: o EMR: Epic o IV Pump: Alaris o Med dispensing: Omnicell o Monitors: Philips and Edwards o Unit specific equipment: ECMO, IABP, RVAD, LVAD, R and L Impella, vents Floating: If yes, where? o Adult Critical care units Orientation (facility and unit): o NEO o 3 days departmental Scheduling: o Weekend rotation: every other o On call? If so, what is that schedule? No call o Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays o RTO: Resource Team approval o Schedule cycle: ex) every 6 weeks Other notes: o Scrub Color: Navy blue o Parking: Free? Yes o Unit Culture: Team work, proactive care

Created: 2026-03-04