Travel Nurse - Rn - Cvicu - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - Locs

Title: Travel Nurse - RN - CVICU - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Responsibilities: Manages medication and infusion therapies. Provides care to critically ill, trauma and transplant (solid organ and BMT) patients and those who require observation and monitoring. Safely employs the following monitoring devices: Arterial lines, cardiac monitoring, Invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring Safely administers the following medications and infusions guided by knowledge of the indications, contraindications, side effects, normal dosages and method of delivery. Paralytics, Vasoactive, Vasodilators, Thrombolytics, Antiarrthymics, Nipride, Cytotoxic agents, Heparin, Immunosuppressants, Fluid and electrolyte replacement, Insulin, Immunoglobulins, Blood products (FFP, Platelets, Cryo. Albumin) Care for patient undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures/interventions on the unit. Operates equipment according to hospital and manufacturer's guidelines: Mechanical Ventilators, Defibrillator, Infant warmers, Cardiac monitors, Internal and External pacemakers, CRRT What Qualifications You Will Need... Registered Nurse Associate Degree, BSN preferred Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor Advanced Cardiac Life Spt, or ACLS Instructor start date Minimum of 1 year RN experience in an acute care ICU setting