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Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
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Hours: 48 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
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Length: 18 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU position requiring 2+ years of CVICU/critical care experience and a compact or NM RN license.
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Work in the Cardiovascular ICU (CTVICU) of a Level I trauma, academic teaching hospital
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Care for post-op open heart, CABG, aortic aneurysm/dissection repair, fem pop bypass, pulmonary embolism, cardiac arrest, endovascular repair, heart failure, MODS, and sepsis patients
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Maintain a 1:2 patient ratio
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Perform bedside procedures including trach/PEG, CRRT, ECMO, IABP, Impella, Swan-Ganz, arterial lines, CVCs, chest tubes, Foley insertion, and NG tube placement
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Utilize specialized equipment such as CRRT, Hemosphere, Bladderscanner, Cortrak, Ultrasound, Phillips monitors, Impella, IABP, ECMO, ZOLL, Dopplers, Glidescope, Pupilometer, Blanketrol, Arctic Sun, Belmont, and BairHugger
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Cerner charting experience preferred
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Day shift schedule, 4x12 hours (7:00 AM-7:30 PM)
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36 or 48 contracted hours per week
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Weekend shifts as needed
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May float within scope to other ICUs, PCU floors, ED, or PACU to care for admitted patients
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No on-call requirements
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Active RN license (Standard or Compact) or New Mexico (NM) license required; pending license accepted
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Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
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Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
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NIHSS and TNCC certifications preferred
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Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I and teaching hospital experience preferred
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Cerner charting system experience preferred
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Skilled in arterial line management, central line care, PICC line management, IV therapy, and blood product administration
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Experience with ventilator management, ABG interpretation, and care of ventilated patients
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Experience managing patients on ECMO, IABP, Impella, and CRRT preferred
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Skilled in titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips
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Experience with post cardiac surgery care, CABG, valve repair/replacement, and TAVR preferred
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Facility is a Level I Trauma, teaching, children's hospital providing short-term acute care with 554 staffed beds
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Must be willing to work 2 of the following 3 holiday bundles: Thanksgiving & the day after, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve & New Year's Day
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No local candidates within 100 miles of the facility
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COVID vaccine is optional, though facility reporting requires uploading vaccine series or declination
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Black scrub color required
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First-time travelers are accepted
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Requests for RTO greater than 7 days require approval
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Facility may call off shifts up to 3 times during the 13-week assignment
