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Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care - $2,407 per week in Louisville, KY

Malone Healthcare

  • Louisville, KY
  • 3 days ago
  • $2,407

Highlights

Perform and oversee clinical skills including blood administration, wound care, wound vac management, skeletal and Buck's traction, drain management (JP, CT), heparin and insulin drips, high-flow oxygen, stable BiPAP, and PCA pain management. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team including charge nurses, CNAs, LPNs, hospitalists, intensivists, respiratory therapy, vascular access, and sepsis/rapid response resource teams.

Numbers & Facts

LocationLouisville, KY
Salary$2,407

Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide direct nursing care on a 26-bed mixed acuity PCU/Stepdown unit serving surgical, oncology, sickle cell, and general medical patients
  • Manage a patient assignment of 1:4-6, including post-operative patients recovering from complex GI, orthopedic, trauma, and GYN/ONC procedures
  • Perform and oversee clinical skills including blood administration, wound care, wound vac management, skeletal and Buck's traction, drain management (JP, CT), heparin and insulin drips, high-flow oxygen, stable BiPAP, and PCA pain management
  • Utilize Cerner EMR, Plum ICU Medical IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, and Phillips monitoring systems
  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team including charge nurses, CNAs, LPNs, hospitalists, intensivists, respiratory therapy, vascular access, and sepsis/rapid response resource teams
  • May be responsible for lab collections when phlebotomy staffing is limited; float to mixed acuity units as needed
Required Qualifications
  • Active RN license valid for the state of Kentucky
  • BLS certification required
  • NIHSS certification required
  • Minimum of 2 years of recent acute care (STAC) experience required
  • Experience in stepdown, telemetry, or a higher level of care beyond standard Med/Surg is required (e.g., PCU float experience with patient assignment)
  • Must be comfortable functioning at a Med/Surg-Stepdown level of care; first-time travelers will not be considered
Preferred Experience / Skills
  • 3 or more years of recent acute care experience preferred
  • Prior experience with oncology or complex post-operative patient populations
  • Familiarity with Cerner EMR and Omnicell medication dispensing systems
  • Experience with remote telemetry monitoring environments
Why Join Us
  • Join a highly collaborative, team-oriented unit culture where nurses, physicians, therapists, and ancillary staff work closely together to deliver exceptional, patient-centered care
  • Benefit from robust on-unit support including 24/7 respiratory therapy, intensivist coverage, hospitalist and specialist residents, vascular access team, and dedicated resource teams for sepsis and rapid response


Job ID 889121

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