Travel Cardiac Critical Care RN - Surgical ICU - $2,234 per week
Chattanooga, TN, 37450, USA
- $12 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Part-time
- travel nurse
- cardiac critical care RN
- surgical ICU nurse
This is a travel nursing position for a Registered Nurse specializing in Cardiac Critical Care within a Surgical ICU at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. The role requires providing advanced critical care to post-open heart surgery patients using specialized equipment, responding to rapid and code blue situations, and meeting certification requirements such as ACLS and BLS. The position offers a 13-week assignment with 12-hour night shifts, requiring floating to other units as needed and includes a tax-free stipend.
Slate Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 01/12/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Description:Hospital: Location: Parkridge Medical Center Address: 2333 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37404 Unit Name: SICU Building: Parkridge Main Hospital Cost Center: 650 (PMC) General Information Unit Specifics: Number of Beds: 12 Patient Ratios: Standard ICU 1RN:2 Patients unless higher or lower acuity Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): 1 dayshift secretary, primary RN staffing Type of equipment: Standard critical care equipment plus Impella, Hemosphere advance monitoring platform. Documentation system: Meditech Scheduling requirements: Participative scheduling. Manager reserves right to move staff around to fill in gaps in schedule at time of submission, minimum 3 weekend shifts per month, block scheduling not guaranteed. Floating policy: Must float to other units in the facility as required. PCU/Medical surgical Patient Experience requirements: Nurses explain care and medications, nurses treat with courtesy and respect, call light answered timely. Hospital Specifics- Certifications: ACLS, BLS. CCRN a plus. Hiring profile Requested Skill Set: Must have: Cardiac critical care experience Advanced skills needed: Ability to care for post open heart minimum of 1 to 2 days postop. Impella heart pump, CRRT a plus. Critical care team responds to rapids and code blue. Procedures performed on unit: Intubations, CRRT, hemodynamic monitoring Certifications Required: ACLS and BLS minimum. CCRN a plus Dress Code: (Required uniform) Navy Scrubs Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines. Designated critical care staff respond to rapids and codes.
Slate Healthcare Job ID #28b857cc-a7af-4046-ab4d-147308f49101. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About Slate HealthcareSlate Healthcare is a premier travel healthcare staffing agency, connecting healthcare professionals with thousands of opportunities at top-tier hospitals and facilities across the country.
We’re committed to supporting nurses and allied health professionals in building stable, fulfilling careers—while embracing the freedom and excitement that comes with travel. Our goal is simple: to offer flexibility, competitive pay, and personalized placements that align with each clinician’s lifestyle and career goals.
At Slate, we empower our professionals to choose when and where they work, while ensuring they receive the highest compensation possible—because we believe that exceptional care starts with empowered caregivers.




