Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) Travel RN

We are looking for a Travel CVICU RN for a great Travel nursing job in Wausau, WI.

This CVICU Travel nursing job pays for 36 hours a week for 13 weeks.

Below are the details of this Travel Nursing Job including the Travel nurse salary:

• Specialty: CVICU RN
• Travel Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) Registered Nurse : Wausau, WI
• Travel Nurse Salary Contact for details.
• Start Date : December 09, 2024
• Travel Nursing Job Assignment Length : 13 weeks
• Travel Nurse 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours, Day

1. General job duties. Types of procedures required. ICU Nursing Care, generally a 2:1 ratio. Lots of vents and drips. Must be comfortable with pulling lines. May need to assist with beside line placement, bronchs, chest tubes, etc. Contract staff will not be recovering fresh post-op heart surgeries

2. Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.) Epic, Pyxis, GE Monitors, Stryker ICU beds, Maquet Booms, IABPs

3. Required skills and minimum years of experience. 2 years Cardiac ICU experience

4. Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc) WI RN license, current BLS and ACLS, prefer CCRN - not required

5. Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?) Will never work alone; no call required Required every other weekend and every other holiday; all 12 hour shifts

6. Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?) Float between MSICU and CICU is most likely, then to the step-down units (CTU and IMC) if needed, and there is a possibility of floating to the Med-Surg inpatient units if there is a need: Palliative, Onc, Medical, Post-Surgical and also Inpatient Rehab and Clinical Decision Unit. Contract staff is first to float - consistent throughout the facility.

7. Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept. 12 beds/12 rooms

8. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)

Usually 2:1; certain circumstances may be 1:1 - CRRT, very unstable; occasionally may require 3:1 if there are step- down patients in CICU as Overflow

9. Dress Code: Scrubs - any color, close-toed nonslip shoes

10. Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program. General Nursing Orientation and 2 orientation shifts in the unit

Additional Comments:

New unit - has been open for 1 year and was designed by AWH RNs. All rooms have ceiling lifts, Nurse Servers, Booms. Typical patients are post-op heart surgery, complicated ablations and vascular surgeries, induced hypothermia, acute MI, arrhythmias, and some overflow ICU

Guaranteed hours will not apply during orientation

Active WI license BLS ACLS CCRN (preferred) 2 cears CICU experience Able to float with step down (CTU & IMC) or MSICU if needed Is this candidate a 1099? Does your candidate require time off during the assignment? If yes, please disclose.

Number of Positions: 1

VID-224073

PK-FO-0038

Available Agency Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Licensure Reimbursement
• Paid Compliance Costs
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off
• Offer 401k
• Joint Commission Certified
• Nationwide
• 24/7 Customer Support

About Agency:

This nationally renowned hospital has chosen FlexUp DIRECT to find the most qualified talent to fill their open positions. With more than three decades of experience, FlexUp DIRECT was created to help clinicians find work faster than traditional agencies.  We are committed to keeping our clinicians focused on care and are committed to making it as easy as possible to get to work.  We are partnered with many great health systems, VMS/MSP, and technology companies to ensure our clinicians have all the latest opportunities to provide care. Our nurses enjoy some of the industry's most competitive pay and benefits.

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