Travel Nurse RN - CVICU - $3,164 per week - HonorVet Technologies : Job Details

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Albany, New York.

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/15/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse - CVICU (Nights)

Facility: Albany Medical CenterLocation: Albany, New YorkUnit: Cardiac/Vascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)Shift: Night Shift, 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)Weekends: Every Other WeekendContract Duration: 13 weeks

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) Registered Nurse to provide expert care for high-acuity postoperative cardiac and vascular surgery patients. This role requires a clinician with advanced hemodynamic monitoring skills and experience in a Level I trauma center environment. The ideal candidate will be proficient in managing complex critical care patients and thrive in a fast-paced, technologically advanced ICU.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications

• Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Experience: Minimum of 2-3 years of recent staff CVICU experience. Level I Trauma Center experience is required.
• Technical Skills: Epic electronic medical record system experience is REQUIRED.
• Competency: Must complete a mandatory competency test within 24 hours of submission.
• Travel Policy: No local candidates within the facility's defined ineligible counties.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advanced nursing care to immediate postoperative cardiac and vascular surgery patients, including those with coronary artery bypass grafts, valve replacements, and aortic repairs.
• Manage high-acuity patients requiring advanced hemodynamic monitoring (e.g., Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines).
• Titrate vasoactive and inotropic drips to maintain precise hemodynamic goals.
• Operate and manage specialized cardiac equipment, including ventilators, temporary pacemakers, and spinal drains.
• Perform continuous ECG interpretation and monitoring, responding promptly to dysrhythmias.
• Collaborate effectively with cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, and a multidisciplinary team to implement individualized plans of care.
• Provide education and emotional support to patients and their families during the critical postoperative period.

Unit & Patient Population Details

• Patient Population: Critically ill adults status-post complex cardiac and vascular surgeries, requiring intensive hemodynamic monitoring and support.
• Clinical Focus: Postoperative critical care, advanced hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, dysrhythmia management, and titration of high-risk IV medications.
• Care Environment: Level I Trauma Center with state-of-the-art cardiac monitoring technology and specialized CVICU protocols.
• Typical Conditions: Post-op CABG, valve surgery, aortic dissection repair, heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and complex vascular surgeries.
• Technology: Advanced cardiac monitoring systems, ventilators, temporary pacing, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), Impella devices, and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
• Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs required

HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus