Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit position with rotating night shifts and ACLS certification required. Job details: - Work in a newly established 16-bed Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit (CVPCU) within the Heart and Vascular Center - Care for complex cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery patients, including those transitioning from critical care and recovering from procedures - 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio - Utilize continuous invasive pressure monitoring, vasopressor and inotrope infusion management, transvenous and epicardial temporary pacing, chest tube management, phlebotomy, and peripheral IV insertion - Rotating and night shift schedules only - 36 or 48 hour shift options Requirements: - Active RN license (NH or Compact) - ACLS certification required - Minimum 2 years of progressive level of care or critical care nursing experience - Recent Level 1 or comparable Level 2 Trauma experience within the last 2 years - Cardiology specialty experience required - Cardiac surgery specialty experience required - Experience with primary continuous bedside monitoring (ECG, SpO2, BP, RR) - Experience with continuous invasive pressure monitoring (arterial line, CVP monitoring) - Experience with temporary pacing (transvenous and epicardial wire pacing) - Experience with vasopressor infusion management (phenylephrine, norepinephrine) - Experience with inotrope infusion management (milrinone, dobutamine) - Experience with chest tube management, phlebotomy, and peripheral IV insertion Additional information: - Serve as a bridge between the Heart and Vascular Unit and the Cardiovascular Critical Care Unit, caring for patients requiring a higher level of monitoring than standard acute care - Strengthen cardiovascular assessment, telemetry, and clinical judgment skills through early recognition of patient deterioration - Collaborative progressive care environment ideal for experienced step-down, telemetry, cardiovascular, or critical care RNs - Critical care experience, charge RN experience, and precepting experience are preferred but not required - Dress code allows any color scrubs per facility policy - Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for consideration