Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for an Intermediate Care (IMC) unit position requiring neuro stepdown and cardiac telemetry experience on night shift.

Details

• 24-bed Intermediate Care (IMC) unit caring for adult patients
• Patient ratio of 1:4-5
• Night shift schedule (4x12 hours), 19:00-7:30, with 36 or 48 hour weeks accepted
• Every other weekend required
• Floating to other qualified units or campuses may be required based on census needs
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active SC or compact multistate RN license required, pending license not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, with 1+ years of recent experience in the specific unit preferred
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of Epic EMR experience required
• Experience in neuro stepdown and cardiac telemetry required
• Skilled in IV starts, port access, PICC, and central/peripheral line care and blood product administration
• Respiratory care skills including trach management, oxygen delivery devices (nasal cannula, masks, HFNC, CPAP/BIPAP), chest tube management (Emerson/Pleur-evac), and ABG interpretation
• Experience with feeding tube management
• Medication administration skills including PCA, procedural sedation, heparin protocols, and cardiac/vasoactive drip management (no titration)
• Cardiovascular care experience including post-MI, cardiac catheterization/angiogram care, and dysrhythmia management and interpretation
• Additional competencies in wound care/wound vac, isolation precautions, renal failure management, pre/post hemodialysis care, and rapid response team utilization
• Prior travel nursing experience required

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult patients in a step-down/intermediate care setting with telemetry monitoring
• Facility may call off up to 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Weekly orientation and annual compliance training required
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Local candidates accepted under specific radius guidelines, with night shift travelers required to live 50+ miles from the contracted campus for full eligibility