Travel Nurse RN - CVICU - $3,612 per week

Prime Time Healthcare Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Baltimore, Maryland.

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

Travel RN – CVICU / Cardiovascular Surgical ICU

Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore, Maryland

Join the Cardiovascular Surgical ICU (CVSICU – Zayed 5 East) at Johns Hopkins Hospital, an 18-bed high-acuity unit caring for complex post-operative cardiac and transplant patients.

Assignment Details

• Specialty: CVICU / Cardiovascular Surgical ICU
• Shift: A/P rotation or straight nights
• Hours: 36 or 48 hours/week
• Unit Size: 18 beds
• Patient Ratio: 1:1 or 1:2
• Orientation: 2nd and 4th Monday of each month

Required Experience

Candidates must have recent experience in a dedicated open-heart ICU receiving patients directly from the OR.

Must have current experience with:

• Post-op cardiac surgery recovery
• Mechanical ventilation
• CRRT
• Swan-Ganz catheters
• Epicardial wires and temporary pacemakers
• Vasoactive drip titration
• Level 1 IABP
• ECMO

Required

• Active RN license
• BLS

Preferred

• ACLS
• Critical Care certification
• Trauma course
• Epic experience

Patient Population

The CVSICU cares for patients recovering from:

• Open-heart and complex cardiac surgery
• Cardiac transplantation
• Lung transplantation
• Ventricular assist device placement
• Other advanced cardiovascular surgical procedures

Ideal Candidate

Strong fit for an experienced CVICU/Open Heart RN comfortable managing highly complex post-operative cardiac patients, advanced hemodynamics, mechanical circulatory support, and 1:1 critical care.

About Prime Time Healthcare Nursing

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Health savings account
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits