Travel IMCU RN - $1,966 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Intermediate Care for a travel nursing job in Salem, Oregon.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Intermediate Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) telemetry position requiring 1 year of MS/Tele/PCU experience and an active or pending Oregon RN license.

Details

• 13-week assignment on a Magnet-designated, Level II Trauma teaching hospital's IMCU
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:30)
• RN to patient ratio of 1:3-4
• Cares for patients with acute/chronic respiratory failure, sepsis, kidney failure, metabolic encephalopathy, DKA, A Fib, heart failure, GI bleed, NSTEMI, unstable angina, and drug overdose
• Unit serves as overflow for CVCU, including post-ablation, post-pacer, and post-angiogram patients
• Sheath credentialing not required, though familiarity is helpful
• Uses Epic for charting
• Required to work every other weekend
• Floating required within the facility or to nearby West Valley Hospital
• Facility may cancel up to 3 shifts over the 13-week assignment

Requirements

• Active or pending OR RN license required
• BLS certification required (AHA preferred); ACLS preferred
• 1 year of experience within the last 3 years in MS/Tele/PCU required
• Telemetry and cardiac rhythm interpretation experience required
• Experience managing dysrhythmias and cardiac drips (nitro, Cardizem, amiodarone, Nicardipine, etc.)
• IV start and peripheral line care/management experience required
• Non-invasive airway management and O2 protocol experience required
• Isolation precautions/PPE experience required
• Rapid response team activation experience required
• Computerized documentation experience required, Epic experience required
• Conscious sedation and ventilator management experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide holistic care to a diverse patient population with multiple comorbidities
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patients through their hospital stay
• Unit has received the Gold Beacon Award from the AACN
• Royal blue scrub color required
• RTO must be finalized at time of consideration; requests exceeding 2 weeks require approval
• Block scheduling is not accommodated
• Local candidates accepted
• Former Salem Health employees must wait six months from termination date before being eligible for assignment
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role

American Traveler Job ID #P-757075. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Intermediate Care

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