Description

American Traveler is hiring a Progressive Care RN with 2+ years of medical step-down experience for a night shift position at a high-acuity Level 1 trauma center.

Details

• Medical step-down/progressive care unit with 16-20 beds
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Patient population includes sepsis, heart failure, hypertensive emergency, respiratory failure, COPD, chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, substance abuse, status epilepticus, and encephalopathy
• Night shift schedule, 12-hour shifts, 4 shifts per week
• No on-call requirements
• Travelers expected to work 4 weekend shifts per month
• Block scheduling generally not approved

Requirements

• Active RN license (GA or Compact) required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a medical step-down/progressive care unit
• Experience in high-acuity, high-volume trauma hospitals required
• Candidates with experience limited to small or low-volume hospitals will not be considered

Additional Information

• Work in a high-acuity, inner-city Level 1 trauma center managing complex and critical cases
• Proven success in high-pressure, large-scale trauma environments required
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travel rate