Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Cardiac and Medical PCU/Stepdown position requiring telemetry and cardiac drip management experience on night shift.

Details

• Cardiac and Medical PCU - true ICU stepdown unit within a short-term acute care hospital with 194 staffed beds
• Cares for heart cath, BiPAP, and cardiac/vasoactive drip patients including Levo, Dopa, Nitro, Cardizem, and Amio
• Utilizes PCU Crisis Criteria
• Night shift, 4x12 hour shifts from 18:00-6:30
• Weekend requirement
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate hospitals
• No on-call requirement
• Cerner charting system used

Requirements

• Active IN or Compact RN license required in hand prior to start
• Current certifications required: ACLS and BLS (NIHSS preferred)
• Minimum 18 months of RN experience required
• Previous ICU experience highly preferred
• Skilled in telemetry, IV starts, cardiac and vasoactive drip management, BiPAP, and high flow oxygen required
• Experience in a Trauma Level I, II, III, or IV facility required
• Ventilator management, charge nurse experience, and conscious sedation experience preferred
• Cerner charting experience preferred
• 2 supervisor references required
• Nursing degree must be from a university accredited by ACEN or CCNE at time of graduation
• SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide stepdown-level cardiac and medical nursing care including monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency response
• Scrub color requirement: red top, black bottoms
• Free parking provided
• Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates residing in Indiana are not accepted for this position
• Travel pairs are not accepted for this unit
• Any prior perm or PRN employee of IU Health must be separated for 12 months before applying as a traveler
• Current or past IU Health travelers with 12 months of accrued travel employment must complete a consecutive break to reset eligibility (90 days for out-of-state residents, 180 days for in-state residents)