Cardiac Thoracic ICU

Job Title: Cardiac Thoracic ICU
Location: Virginia (Chesapeake)
Contract Type: Traveler
Start Date: 06/22/2026
Pay Range: Competitive
Ready for your next big move? Start here. Chesapeake, Virginia, has a strong healthcare presence within the Hampton Roads region, offering opportunities to work in diverse healthcare systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The city also provides a high quality of life with a lower cost of living than many metro areas, access to coastal recreation, and a family‑friendly community that supports both professional growth and work–life balance.
Role Overview: This role involves monitor advanced life-support equipment, administer medications, and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to manage complex care plans. This role requires strong critical thinking skills and the ability to respond quickly to life-threatening situations while delivering compassionate patient care. 
Requirements:

• 2 years of experience in a CVICU/CTICU
• Flu Vaccine Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions and Declinations Allowed
• BLS, ACLS required via American Heart Association; NIHSS required
• VA OR Compact License in hand at the time of submittal
• EPIC Charting Proficiency Experience Required
• Skills Required: Arterial line management; Blood Product Administration; Central line care/management; PICC line management; Starting IVs; Continuous IV sedation; Procedural Sedation Administration; Titrate Cardiac drips; Titrate Vasoactive drips; strong neuro experience required (post brain surgery, EVD exp/ventriculostomy); FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Multi-system organ failure; CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft); Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump; Impella; Post Cardiac Surgery (directly from the OR); Post Cardiac Surgery (Not directly from the OR); Pre/Post Cardiac Cath/intervention; Pulmonary Artery Line/Swan Ganz monitoring; IV insulin protocols; CVVHD/CRRT; CVA/Acute Stroke management; Assist with management of BiPAP, CPAP; Care of Ventilated Patient; High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC); Interpretation of ABGs; Suctioning (ETT, NT); Ventilator Management; Infection Prevention; Isolation Precautions/ Use of PPE; Surgical Wounds with drains/Wound VacSkills/Experience Preferred: Chemo experience, anticoagulants, Pharmacokinetic Dosing, Renal Dosing
• Skills Preferred: Thermoregulation: hypothermia/hyperthermia; Chronic/Acute Renal Failure; Accessing Ports; External ventricular drains (EVD); ICP monitoring
• Special Equipment: Hemosphere, Quantum, Accuryn

Schedule:

• Shift: Night 4x12-Hour (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
• Float Required
• Weekend Coverage: Every Other

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