Job Title
Registered Nurse – Stroke/Neuro PCU (IMC/Stepdown)
Location
Roanoke, VA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts | 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM | Weekend rotation required (every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts per 6-week block) | Must work at least one holiday per 13-week contract
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a telemetry PCU setting specializing in stroke, neurology, and hospitalist medicine patients on a Joint Commission certified primary stroke center unit
- Perform cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and emergency response interventions
- Administer IV therapy, blood products, and cardiac drips (no titration); manage central and peripheral line care and phlebotomy
- Provide respiratory support including nasal cannula, oxygen administration, and non-invasive airway management
- Maintain isolation precautions and operate within telemetry and stepdown unit environments; remote telemetry monitoring is conducted on-unit
- Float within skillset to other units as needed
Required Qualifications
- Active Virginia State RN license or active Compact RN license required; pending license accepted only if candidate holds a single-state license from a non-compact state
- Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
- Proficiency in EPIC electronic health records required
- Neuro PCU clinical experience required
- Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are considered local and are generally not accepted; candidates residing 50–99.9 miles away may be considered for one 13-week assignment with no eligibility to extend
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Prior travel nursing experience preferred, though first-time travelers will be considered
- Experience managing IV drips such as Cardizem, Heparin, Insulin, Amiodarone, Nitro, Lidocaine, and Ketamine
- Experience across PCU, IMC, and stepdown unit settings
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work at a large, Magnet-designated Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital offering advanced specialty care
- Staffing ratios target 1:4, with a unit maximum of 1:5, supporting a quality patient care environment