CVICU Travel Nurse Job in Palo Alto, CA | Nights (3x12)

Stanford Health Care Palo Alto, CA
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Travel RN
CVICU Nurse in Palo Alto, CA
Weekly Pay
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$3,220
Specialty
CVICU
Travel · RN
Shift
Nights
3×12 hrs
Start Date
12/07
Flexible
Contract
13 wks
Renewable
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This CVICU travel nurse job in Palo Alto, California, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel CVICU Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Stanford Health Care. This role pays $3,220 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule. Read more

In this CVICU travel nursing job, you will provide patient care in a hospital setting, assess and monitor patient conditions, support urgent interventions, document care accurately, and collaborate with physicians and the clinical care team during fast-moving patient situations.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits. Apply today to learn more about this CVICU travel nurse job in Palo Alto, CA, and find others just like it. Read less

Job Details

  • Facility: Stanford Health Care
  • Location: Palo Alto, CA 94303
    Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
  • Contract Length: 13 Weeks
  • Shift: Nights (3x12)

Travel CVICU Requirements:

  • 2+ years of recent CVICU experience.
  • Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by California and national regulatory bodies.

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FAQs – CVICU Travel Nurse Jobs Near Palo Alto, CA

What certifications do travel CVICU jobs require?
Most travel CVICU RN jobs require Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). Some facilities may also prefer or require Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification, particularly for higher-acuity cardiac units. AACN’s Cardiac Surgery Certification (CSC) can also be a plus for roles involving recent open-heart recovery, but facilities typically place the most emphasis on current CVICU experience and the specific cardiac patients and devices you’ve managed.
Can general ICU experience qualify me for a travel CVICU job?
Sometimes, but facilities often look closely at how much of your recent ICU experience involved cardiac patients and CVICU-specific responsibilities. A strong general ICU background may transfer well for some assignments, while others prefer nurses with recent dedicated CVICU experience. Clearly outlining your most relevant recent experience can help facilities determine whether your background is a match.
How much CVICU experience do I need for a travel assignment?
Most facilities look for recent CVICU or closely related critical care experience where you have worked independently with high-acuity cardiac patients. The exact amount of experience required varies by facility, but travelers should be prepared to show that their recent background matches the unit’s acuity, monitoring expectations, and level of independence.
What type of patient acuity can travel RNs expect at Stanford Hospital?
Stanford is a Magnet academic medical center with Level I trauma, Comprehensive Stroke Center services, transplant, oncology, cardiovascular, and neuroscience care. Travelers may work with complex tertiary and quaternary patients referred for highly specialized treatment.
How are Stanford's critical-care units organized?
Stanford has distinct medical, surgical/trauma, and neuroscience ICUs, allowing nurses to work within specialized high-acuity populations. Assignments may involve severe medical illness, major surgery, trauma, or complex neurological disease.
Which transplant populations are treated at Stanford Hospital?
Stanford performs heart, lung, liver, kidney, and kidney-pancreas transplantation. Travel nurses in transplant, cardiac, surgical, or critical care may support patients before transplant, immediately after surgery, and through recovery.

Benefits

  • Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
  • Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
  • Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
  • Weekly Direct Deposit
  • $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

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Explore Palo Alto, CA

California‘s hospital communities range from major academic medical districts to regional centers serving the Central Valley. Los Angeles and San Francisco combine teaching hospitals with community hospitals; inland, Fresno provides care for a broad agricultural region. A travel nurse’s everyday surroundings can change considerably between these areas. Los Angeles spreads across distinct neighborhoods with food and music from around the world. San Francisco fits its waterfront streets and commercial districts onto a compact peninsula, where a ferry ride makes the bay part of an afternoon out. Fresno offers another kind of city life: its Tower District has live music and film screenings in a historic theater, with the valley’s farming towns beyond the city.

Travel Nursing Jobs With Advantis Medical — The Gold Standard

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the “Gold Standard” in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.

$3,220per week
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