Job Title
Registered Nurse – Stepdown / IMCU
Location
Boston, MA | Intermediate Care / Stepdown
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 12-hour Night Shifts | Expected 36 hours/week | Every Other Weekend | Every Other Holiday
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity intermediate care and medical-surgical unit with a mix of IMCU, neurology, and medsurg patients
- Manage complex medical needs including care for patients with chronic vents, tracheostomies, and high-acuity heart failure
- Independently read and interpret telemetry rhythm strips; telemetry competency assessment required on Day 1
- Utilize automated medication dispensing systems accurately and independently
- Care for a high volume of neurology, medicine, and cardiology patients at patient ratios of 1:3 (IMCU) or 1:4–1:5 (MedSurg)
Required Qualifications
- Active RN license required
- Minimum 1 year of IMCU experience
- 2+ years of recent medical-surgical and telemetry experience
- Experience with neurological care, MIs, and tracheostomy management required
- Ability to independently read and interpret telemetry rhythm strips
- Previous permanent staff at this facility are not eligible to be submitted
- Candidates residing less than 50 miles from the facility will be placed at a local rate
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Critical care background
- Experience with chronic ventilator management
- Familiarity with high-acuity cardiology and heart failure patient populations
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-acuity unit serving a diverse mix of IMCU, neurology, and medical-surgical patients in a major academic medical center setting
- Gain exposure to complex, high-volume neurology, medicine, and cardiology cases in a collaborative clinical environment