Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Seattle, WA

Job Title : Registered Nurse - CVICU Location (On-site, Remote, or Hybrid?) : Seattle, WA (onsite) Contract Duration : 13 weeks Work Hours : Night 3x12-Hour (19 : 00 - 07 : 30) Total Weekly Hours : 36 Perm candidates of any OTHER facility ( NON SWEDISH ) are eligible for a travel contract if they have been separated for at least 3 months. All Swedish facilities honor active compact license. 2.5 years of CVICU exp REQUIRED - Must have current CVICU experience within the last 6 months Will accept first time travelers (with strong exp) FLOAT REQUIRED PATIENT DIAGNOSES : Cardovascular disease, Pre / post Cath Lab and IR procedures, Fresh Open Heart Surgery SPECIAL PROCEDURES : CABG, OHS, AAA, Valvular Repairs IABP, Impella, VAD's, Pacemakers, Epicardial Pacer Management CRRT / Dialysis Hemodynamic Monitoring Breathing Treatments, Chest Tube Set-up / Care, CPAP / BiPap, Trach Care, Vents High Frequency Vents, Procedure Sedation RSI - Rapid Sequence Intubation Drugs Blood / BloodProducts Administration Cardioversion / Defibrillation, Colling / Warming Obtain 12 Lead EKG

• ECMO Cardiac Surgical experience is REQUIRED Unit has unseasoned staff so they need strong travelers SPECIAL EQUIPMENT : Sheath removal Vasopressors SKILLS Work Settings : - Neuro Intensive Care Unit, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (PREFERRED) Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response : - Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Multi-system organ failure (REQUIRED) Cardiovascular : - ECMO, Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation / Replacement (TAVI / TAVR) (PREFERRED) - Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR), Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR), Pre / Post Cardiac Cath / intervention, Pulmonary Artery Line / Swan Ganz monitoring, Sheath Removal (REQUIRED) Endocrine / Metabolic : - IV insulin protocols (REQUIRED) Genitourinary / Renal : - CVVHD / CRRT (REQUIRED) - Chronic / Acute Renal failure (PREFERRED) IV therapy : - Accessing Ports, Arterial line management, Blood Product Administration, Central line care / management, PICC line management, Starting IVs (REQUIRED) Medications : - Continuous IV sedation, Procedural Sedation Administration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips (REQUIRED) Neurological : - Hypothermia protocol / Arctic Sun (REQUIRED) - CVA / Acute Stroke management (PREFERRED) Respiratory / Thoracic : - Assist with Chest Tube Insertion / Removal, Care of Ventilated Patient, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Suctioning (ETT, NT), Ventilator Management (REQUIRED) Professional Topics and Skills : - Infection Prevention, Isolation Precautions / Use of PPE, Surgical Wounds with drains / Wound Vac (REQUIRED) - Phlebotomy (PREFERRED) Charting : EPIC (PREFERRED) Balloon - Maquet Datascope preferred 3 days orientation - validated skills for some competencies CERTS : ACLS, BCLS, & CRRT Prismaflex all required SKILLS : IABP, fresh open heart required staffing ratio- 1 : 1-2 scrubs : navy blue