Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Asheville, NC

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care Location: Asheville, NC Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Asheville, North Carolina, 28801!

Job Title

Travel RN – Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), Night Shift

Location

Asheville, North Carolina

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | Nights (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | 13-Week Assignment | 36 hours/week | 12-hour shifts | Alternating weekends | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 16-bed Cardiac ICU with patient ratios of 2:1 or 1:1 (occasionally 3:1 depending on acuity)
• Titrate vesicant medications and manage pressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Operate and monitor advanced equipment including ventilators, IABP, CRRT, Impella, telemetry, Baxter IV pumps, and hypothermia devices
• Perform hemodynamic monitoring including PA catheter setup and interpretation, transvenous pacing, cardioversion, and TEE support
• Assist with and support bedside procedures including central line insertion, chest tube insertion and maintenance, bronchoscopy, EGD, pericardiocentesis, and thoracentesis
• Document all patient care activities accurately using Cerner EMR; float to other areas of the facility per traveler float policy

Required Qualifications

• Active RN licensure (or compact eligibility) in North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years of ICU nursing experience
• Demonstrated experience with titration of vesicant medications, pressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Proficiency with mechanical ventilators and tracheostomy care
• Competency in telemetry interpretation and hemodynamic monitoring including PA catheter setup and interpretation
• Familiarity with Cerner electronic medical records system

Preferred Experience / Skills

• CCRN certification strongly recommended
• Experience with IABP, Impella, and/or CRRT
• Prior travel nursing experience in a cardiac or critical care setting

Why Join Us

• Work within a high-acuity, technology-forward cardiac ICU at a nationally recognized Level II trauma and comprehensive stroke center serving as the region's flagship referral hospital
• Join a facility recognized among the top 1% of hospitals in the nation for clinical quality and holding Magnet® Designation for nursing excellence

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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