Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Asheville, NC

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

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified IMC RN in Asheville, North Carolina, 28801!

Job Title

Travel RN – Cardiovascular Progressive Care (CVPC / Stepdown)

Location

Asheville, North Carolina

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | Nights (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | 13-Week Assignment | Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 40-bed cardiac surgery stepdown unit serving CV surgery, vascular surgery, and overflow medical cardiology patients
• Manage epidurals, chest tubes, tube feedings, and IV glucommander protocols
• Administer and titrate cardiac drips including phenylephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, cardizem, amiodarone, insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, and ketamine
• Monitor and interpret telemetry for a patient population that includes post-operative open heart surgery, thoracic surgery, AAA repair, and medical cardiology diagnoses
• Maintain a 1:5 nurse-to-patient ratio and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members including charge RNs and PCTs
• Float as needed to other stepdown, medical-surgical, or ER inpatient holding units per facility guidelines

Required Qualifications

• Active RN licensure applicable to the state of North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• Stepdown (IMC/PCU) experience required
• Telemetry experience required
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications
• Proficiency with Cerner EMR and Baxter IV pump systems

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience within the past year caring for CV surgery and vascular surgery patients (open heart, TAVR, lobectomy, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass)
• Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) background
• Experience with CADD epidural pumps

Why Join Us

• Work in a fast-paced, high-acuity cardiovascular stepdown environment with a collaborative team of approximately 100 staff members
• No on-call requirements, with predictable night shift scheduling and weekend expectations communicated upfront

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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