Travel Intermediate Care Unit RN - $2,434 per week

IDR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Wheeling, West Virginia. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit Discipline: RN Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, days, nights, rotating Employment Type: Travel Job Overview Seeking an experienced Stepdown/Intermediate Care RN for a 30-bed IMU within an acute care hospital setting. This is a higher-acuity progressive care unit requiring strong cardiac rhythm interpretation and titratable drip experience. Candidates must be comfortable working both day and night rotations. Unit Details 30 beds (14 private, 16 semi-private) Nurse-to-patient ratio goal: 1:4 Typically 1:5 Occasionally 1:6 EMR: Allscripts Telemetry: Nihon Kohden monitors Monitor techs present, but RNs must read and interpret their own strips RT, Pharmacy, IV Team, and Hospitalist available 24/7 Responsibilities Manage chest pain, r/o MI, CHF, arrhythmias, and post-pacer patients Care for pre/post cardiac cath patients (radial band management; no sheath pulling) Perform groin checks and manage intermediate acuity overflow Manage Tikosyn therapy patients Titrate cardiac drips including: Amiodarone Cardizem Dopamine Dobutamine Labetalol Nitro Heparin Occasional Lasix Float to Telemetry or MedSurg as needed (ratios up to 1:6–1:7 in MedSurg, not common) Maintain strict attendance standards Requirements Active RN license BLS (AHA) ACLS NIHSS Strong Stepdown/PCU experience Must independently interpret telemetry rhythms Must be comfortable titrating multiple cardiac drips Must reside 50+ miles from facility Copy of unexpired driver’s license required at submission Licensing hits must be disclosed at submission No artificial nails permitted Schedule & Expectations 12-hour rotating shifts (Days/Nights) 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM / 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM Must be ready on unit by 6:45 Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule Fri/Sat/Sun considered weekend Day shift nurses must also work a minimum of 3 night shifts per 4-week schedule Holiday flexibility required 36 hours guaranteed weekly Additional Details Charge nurses take a full assignment on both day and night shifts CNA support typically 2–3 aides (1:10–12 ratio) IV Team handles all IV starts Navy blue scrubs required (no hoodies) Strict attendance policy — 2 occurrences (tardy/call-off) may result in termination Cancellation: 2 shifts per 13-week contract 50-mile radius rule applies (no locals). Strong cardiac Stepdown experience required — not appropriate for basic Telemetry-only background. Driver’s license copy required at submission. About IDR Healthcare IDR Healthcare is an awarding winning staffing firm that believes it is a privilege and awesome responsibility to serve those who selflessly care for others. Our mission is to empower healthcare professionals to achieve their fullest potential both personally and professionally while they create positive change within the healthcare community. We exercise true grit, tenacity, and authenticity while embracing and ownership mindset to go above and beyond providing healthcare professionals a world class experience. We are employee owned and our travelers and clinicians earn shares/equity by just completing multiple assignments! We have been named SIA’s Fastest Growing Staffing Firms and have won ClearlyRated® Best of Staffing for 11 consecutive years! This cements our commitment to clinician satisfaction earning top net promoter scores putting us in the top 2% of agencies in North America! Help us give back! For every booked assignment, proceeds are donated to St. Jude and Feeding America! Last year we raised over $18,000 for St. Jude and provided over 49,000 meals for children in need. #TravelFarWithIDR and see what it is all about! Benefits Weekly pay 401k retirement plan Referral bonus Medical benefits Dental benefits License and certification reimbursement Vision benefits #J-18808-Ljbffr