Travel Nurse RN - CVICU
Grand Island, Nebraska
CHI Health Saint Francis

Job Overview: MS Cardiac ICU RN

Location

• City: Grand Island, Nebraska
• Facility: Health St Francis

Position Details

• Specialty: MS Cardiac ICU RN
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shifts: 12-hour night shifts (0630-1900, 1830-0700)
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 1 year in Cardiac ICU
• Certifications Required:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
• Driver's License: Required at submission to determine eligibility based on the 50-mile radius rule.

Unit Information

• Department: Medical Surgical Cardiac ICU
• Number of Beds: 16
• Nurse-Patient Ratios: 1:2 with occasional 1:1 for specific cases (e.g., TPA, balloon pump, recovery of crani)
• Common Diagnoses/Types of Patients:

  • Young adults through geriatrics
  • Sepsis, STEMI, COVID, stroke, neurosurgery, renal failure, respiratory failure, COPD, cancer, DKA
• Equipment Used:

  • Gaymar Hypothermia, Arrow Balloon Pump, Camino Neuro monitoring, CRRT, Impella, EVDs, Lumbar drains
• Drip Management: RNs required to titrate drips (sedation, paralytics, pressors, antihypertensives, heparin, insulin)

Additional Information

• Charge Nurse: Present on each shift; does take an assignment.
• Support Staff: Nurse aids/patient care techs available (1:10 ratio).
• Tele/Monitor Techs: RNs required to read and interpret their own strips.
• Scheduling: Unit schedulers will create the schedule; self-scheduling and block scheduling are not mentioned.
• Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend.
• Holiday Requirements: As needed.
• Floating Requirements: Mainly to PCU, but may float to other areas based on abilities.
• Dress Code: Navy Blue scrubs.
• Orientation: 2 shifts of unit/department-specific orientation.

Work Environment

• Fast-paced unit with an eICU remote monitoring system.
• Focus on bedside shift report and intentional hourly rounding.
• Seeking highly motivated nurses who can critically think through complex situations.
• Culturally diverse community; ability to embrace differences and provide high-quality care is essential.

Additional Notes

• RTO (Request Time Off) needed upfront (7 or fewer days per 13-week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved after submissions.
• Candidates may not be employed full-time, part-time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.