Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Kearney, NE

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intermediate Care
Location: Kearney, NE
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – IMC/PCU/Stepdown

Location

Kearney, NE | Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 12-Hour Shifts (06:30–18:30 / 18:30–06:30) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 40-bed Progressive Care Unit serving adult populations with cardiac, vascular, renal, respiratory, oncologic, and stroke-related diagnoses
• Maintain nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:4–5; collaborate with patient care techs and charge nurses each shift
• Titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips including Heparin, Nitroglycerin, Dopamine, Cardizem, Amiodarone, and Insulin per protocol
• Monitor and interpret telemetry strips independently; manage patients on high-flow oxygen therapy
• Demonstrate competency with arterial lines and support patient care involving dialysis, post-stent, and post-pacer placement
• Float as needed to MedSurg or to ICU for PCU-acuity patients; adhere to a 30-minute on-call callback requirement if called in from on-call status

Required Qualifications

• Active RN licensure
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Demonstrated competency with arterial lines
• Must successfully pass a unit-specific open-book skills exam during orientation with a score of 90% or higher
• Artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care areas; compliance is required for contract continuation
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience in a PCU, stepdown, or intermediate care setting
• Experience caring for culturally diverse patient populations
• Familiarity with drip titration protocols in a monitored care environment
• Strong communication skills with a team-player mindset and adaptability to feedback

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-equipped unit featuring overhead lifts, portable lifts, vein finders, and bladder scanners in a patient-experience-focused environment
• Opportunity to care for a diverse patient population while developing skills across a broad range of acute care diagnoses