CVICU Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Asheville, North Carolina

Join a high-acuity cardiovascular intensive care team as a CVICU travel nurse in Asheville, North Carolina. This 13-week travel nursing assignment is ideal for an experienced ICU RN who is confident caring for critically ill cardiovascular patients and managing advanced therapies in a collaborative, technology-focused environment. Asheville offers an exceptional quality of life, with easy access to the Blue Ridge Mountains, outdoor recreation, a vibrant arts scene, and a welcoming downtown community.

CVICU Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) Registered Nurse
• Location: Asheville, North Carolina
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing assignment
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,800-$1,890
• Start Date: October 11, 2026
• Assignment End Date: January 10, 2027
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 36 hours per week; alternating weekends
• Shift: 12-hour nights, approximately 6:45 p.m.-7:15 a.m.
• Unit: 16-bed cardiovascular ICU
• Patient Ratios: Typically 2:1 or 1:1, with occasional 3:1 assignments based on patient acuity
• Documentation: Cerner
• Openings: 1

CVICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in North Carolina
• At least 1 year of recent CVICU, cardiovascular ICU, or critical care nursing experience
• Demonstrated experience titrating vesicant medications and managing pressors, sedation, and paralytics
• Proficiency with mechanical ventilators, tracheostomies, telemetry interpretation, and hemodynamic monitoring
• Knowledge of pulmonary artery catheter setup and interpretation
• Experience with transvenous pacing and cardioversion
• Ability to float to other clinical areas as needed
• CCRN certification is recommended but not required
• Experience with IABP, Impella, and CRRT is highly valued
• Ability to follow unit dress standards, including navy or navy-and-white scrubs

CVICU Travel Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to high-acuity cardiovascular and critically ill patients
• Continuously assess patients, recognize changes in condition, and implement timely critical care interventions
• Safely administer and titrate vasoactive, vesicant, sedative, and paralytic medications
• Manage patients requiring mechanical ventilation, telemetry, CRRT, IABP, Impella, and therapeutic hypothermia
• Interpret cardiac rhythms, hemodynamic data, and pulmonary artery catheter measurements
• Support and monitor patients undergoing cardioversion, transvenous pacing, and other critical care procedures
• Assist with and provide post-procedure care for central line placement, bronchoscopy, EGD, chest tube insertion, pericardiocentesis, and thoracentesis
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to promote safe, evidence-based patient outcomes
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, and patient responses in Cerner
• Maintain a professional, adaptable approach while supporting unit staffing needs and alternating weekend coverage

Apply now to join this CVICU travel nursing opportunity in Asheville, North Carolina, and bring your critical care expertise to a high-acuity cardiovascular team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.