Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Louisville, KY

Proficiency in clinical skills: BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, wound/skin care, blood product administration, cardiac monitoring/telemetry, central line care, and drip management (milrinone, heparin). Perform and monitor advanced clinical skills including BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, wound/skin care, blood product administration, cardiac monitoring/telemetry, and central line care.

Job ID: 902400
Job Title

Registered Nurse - IMC/PCU/Stepdown
Location

Louisville, KY | Progressive Care Unit (PCU/Stepdown)
Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | Onsite
Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 23-bed progressive care/stepdown unit with a 1:5 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Manage a diverse patient population including diagnoses such as laryngectomy, PE, DVT, fem-pop bypass, CHF, COPD, AMS, afib with RVR, limb ischemia, GI bleed, pneumonia, and flap procedures
• Perform and monitor advanced clinical skills including BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, wound/skin care, blood product administration, cardiac monitoring/telemetry, and central line care
• Administer and monitor vasoactive and anticoagulant drips including milrinone and heparin
• Document and manage patient care using Cerner EMR; operate unit equipment including Plum ICU Medical IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, and Philips monitors
• Participate in weekend rotation (at least every third weekend) and holiday rotation as applicable; may float within scope of practice as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Kentucky
• BLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Minimum of 1 year of overall RN experience; at least 6 months of neuro experience required
• Proficiency in clinical skills: BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, wound/skin care, blood product administration, cardiac monitoring/telemetry, central line care, and drip management (milrinone, heparin)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience preferred; first-time travelers will be considered with manager approval
• Familiarity with Cerner EMR
• Experience with remote telemetry monitoring environments
• Comfort working in a unit supported by PCAs/CNAs, Respiratory Therapy (24/7), hospitalists, and a phlebotomy/IV-VAT team

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported unit environment with 24/7 Respiratory Therapy, remote tele monitoring, charge nurse coverage, and ancillary support staff
• Complimentary badge-access parking is available on-site