- Specialty
- CVICU
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours
- 48/week
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start
- 09/14/2026
Job description
HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: CVICU
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/14/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse – CVICU
Facility: Ardent Health Services Lovelace Medical Center (Heart Hospital)
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Start Date: 09/14/2026
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night 4x12-Hour (18:30 - 07:00)
Schedule: 36 or 48 hours/week (48 hours at straight time)
Patient Ratio: 1:2
Charting System: EPIC
Float Required: Not Specified
Call Requirement: None
Note: Previous travel experience preferred. Pending NM/Compact license accepted (must be obtained prior to start).
Position Overview:
Job duties:
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill cardiovascular patients in the CVICU.
- Monitor and manage ventilated patients, arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters, and intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP).
- Administer and titrate cardiac drips, vasoactive medications, and continuous IV sedation per protocol.
- Care for post-cardiac surgery, TAVR, cardiac catheterization, and ventricular assist device (LVAD/RVAD) patients.
- Perform central line management, blood product administration, CRRT/CVVHD care, and continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring.
Requirements:
License: Registered Nurse License; Pending NM/Compact license accepted (must be obtained prior to start)
Experience: Minimum 2 years CVICU experience; previous travel experience preferred
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Other requirement: Experience with ventilator management, IABP, Swan-Ganz monitoring, post-cardiac surgery care, CRRT/CVVHD, dysrhythmia management, and IV insulin protocols.
Unit Details:
Unit: CVICU (5050-1001 – Heart Hospital)
Patient Ratios: 1:2 (Days, Nights, Weekends)
Patient Population: Adults, Geriatrics
Patient Diagnoses: Post-cardiac surgery, cardiovascular critical care, cardiac catheterization/intervention, TAVR, heart failure requiring LVAD/RVAD, acute renal failure requiring CRRT/CVVHD, stroke, and multisystem organ dysfunction.
Choice of 3x12 or 4x12 schedule available.
About HonorVet Technologies
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.
Benefits
- 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