Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $2,151 per week in Baltimore, MD

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Vascular Transplant Duration: Contract Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years License: Must have an active RN license Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, CPI certificate Must-Have: IMC experience required, transplant experience required Description: Seeking a Registered Nurse with expertise in vascular transplant. The position requires providing post-operative care for vascular, kidney, and liver transplant patients.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Vascular Transplant Duration: Contract Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years License: Must have an active RN license Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, CPI certificate Must-Have: IMC experience required, transplant experience required Description: Seeking a Registered Nurse with expertise in vascular transplant. The position requires providing post-operative care for vascular, kidney, and liver transplant patients. The nurse will perform hemodynamic and neurovascular assessments. Responsibilities include monitoring surgical sites for bleeding or infection and evaluating graft function. Candidates will monitor labs, urine output, fluids, and electrolytes. Administering pain control, immunosuppressants, anticoagulation, and IV therapies is essential. The nurse will identify complications such as thrombosis, graft dysfunction, and rejection. Candidates must have a strong understanding of pharmacology relevant to transplant patients. Offering psychosocial support and education on lifestyle adjustments to patients and families is required. Must recognize the signs and symptoms of transplant complications and manage them effectively. The role involves performing comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessments. Maintaining patient confidentiality and adhering to HIPAA is mandatory. Candidates should have experience with acute hospital settings and medication administration. Familiarity with organ-specific diseases such as ESRD, cirrhosis, and heart failure is also essential. The ability to teach medication adherence and post-operative care plans is required. Candidates must be comfortable floating as needed within their scope of practice. Weekends and holidays will be required as scheduled. The nursing team includes interdisciplinary support from various healthcare services. A strong commitment to patient care and safety is expected.