Travel RN - Cardiovascular ICU
American Traveler
Evansville, Indiana
Posted Aug 7
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour days3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- CVICU · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseNursys license verification required within 30 days prior to start
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Sep 6, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
- License
- Nursys license verification required within 30 days prior to start
- License
- Active RN license (Standard or Compact) currently in hand Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification (AHA) required
- Certification
- ACLS certification (AHA) required
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years of critical care or cardiac critical care experience required
- Experience
- Open heart recovery and post-cardiac procedure recovery experience required
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most Indiana travel postingsIndiana travel postings that state pay run $1,870/week to $2,780/week, the middle half $1,930/week to $2,320/week, across 80 postings.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 1:1–1:3 stated in this posting
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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Assignment Overview Shift: Days, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Sep 6, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 3 American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a CVICU Days position requiring cardiac critical care and open heart recovery experience.
Details Work in the Cardiovascular ICU of a hospital environment 8-bed unit with patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3 Patient population includes post-surgical management for cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, thoracotomies, TAVRs, and post-complex PCI interventions Involves post-open heart and post-cardiac procedure care, including central line, arterial line, and chest tube placements Uses Edwards and GE monitoring systems along with Swan-Ganz catheters Day shift schedule from 06:45 to 19:15 13-week assignment Requirements Active RN license (Standard or Compact) currently in hand BLS certification (AHA) required ACLS certification (AHA) required Minimum 2 years of critical care or cardiac critical care experience required Open heart recovery and post-cardiac procedure recovery experience required Nursys license verification required within 30 days prior to start
Additional Information
Provide critical care nursing to post-surgical cardiovascular patients Radius rule applies, allowing local candidates at a reduced rate depending on distance from the facility Must have a US Social Security Number and provide a US home address COVID-19 vaccination is not required
What's around it?
Evansville, INFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $975/mo
- Household income
- $53,387/yr, all local households, not nurse pay