Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse – Cardiac ICU
Location: Austin, TX
Shift: 6:45 AM – 7:15 PM
Contract Duration: 13 weeks (90 guaranteed hours/week)
Scrub Color: Navy
About the Role
You will deliver direct, high-quality patient care in a busy cardiac intensive care unit. Your responsibilities include implementing individualized care plans, administering physician and nursing orders, monitoring patient outcomes, and leading discharge planning in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Unit Overview
The facility's CVICU manages high-acuity cardiac patients across two main populations:
- 80% Cardiac Surgery: Open heart recovery, heart transplants, LVAD implants, ECMO, Impella, IABP support, and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
- 20% Advanced Heart Failure: Complex device and mechanical support management
You'll also float as needed to MICU, SICU, medical stepdown, or cardiac stepdown units.
Required Experience & Credentials
- Current RN license (Texas or multi-state)
- Minimum experience with cardiac advanced device therapy management: IABP, Impella, and Swan-Ganz catheter monitoring
- Proficiency with hemodynamic monitoring (CCO)
Onboarding Requirements
Standard facility requirements include EKG competency, core competency validation, specialty exam, immunizations (COVID-19, MMR, Tdap, Varicella, Hepatitis B, Influenza), TB screening, and background check.
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