CVICU RN
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- Acute CareCritical CareNursing Management/AdminTransplant
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- CVICU
Posted Apr 14 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar AL travel roles post $1,600/week to $2,060/week
AL travel postings that state pay run $1,110/week to $2,360/week, the middle half $1,600/week to $2,060/week, across 40 postings.
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About this role
We're looking for Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Tuscaloosa, AL. The right RN should have 1-2 years' recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As a CVICU Travel Nurse, you will work with a diverse team of caregivers to administer care to patients following specialized procedures including open-heart surgery and heart transplants. Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit RNs should have experience and skill caring for patients in a fast-paced, urgent and critical care environment. As a CVICU Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide critical care to patients with potentially life-threatening heart conditions.
Prepare and administer prescribed medications. Take samples for diagnostic tests; order, interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests. Apply hemodynamic, phlebotomy and IV protocols.
Be called in for emergencies to provide CPR and operate defibrillators hospital-wide. Educate patients and family members on how to manage recovery at home. CVICU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty.
RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. Because of the fast-paced environment, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit RNs must possess good skills for coping with stress and be able to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds.
Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, NIH, 2 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Sourced from TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
“Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, NIH, 2 Years * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment. We're looking for Cardiovascular Intensive” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- RN
- ACLS
- BLS
- NIH
- 2 Years
Place
- City
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Median rent
- $1,055/mo
- Local household income
- $51,464/yr
- Metro price level
- 12% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Tuscaloosa area index 87.7, where 100 is the national average.
Tuscaloosa blends Southern college-town energy with riverside charm along the Black Warrior River. Home to the University of Alabama, it offers a vibrant game-day culture, a revitalized downtown, and easy access to outdoor recreation. Nurses enjoy a close-knit community feel with regional amenities within easy reach.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
