Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma - $2,586 per week in Utica, NY

Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma
Location: Utica, NY
Agency: Highland Staffing, LLC
Pay: $2,586 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 5 days x 8 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 11/23/2026

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse - Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU)

Job Summary

Join the dedicated nursing team at MVHS-Wynn in Utica, New York, within a dynamic 64-bed Intermediate Care Unit, which includes 15 designated Neuro beds. This role offers an opportunity to provide high-level care to a diverse adult patient population (18+ years) facing complex medical conditions.

The unit specializes in managing patients with neurological, cardiac, and trauma-related diagnoses, as well as respiratory conditions such as COPD, DKA, sepsis, MI, CV stepdown, and various post-operative care needs. Nurses will utilize their critical care skills in a challenging yet rewarding environment, contributing to positive patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive direct patient care for adult patients (18+ years) with diverse and complex diagnoses including neurological, cardiac, trauma, respiratory (e.g., COPD), DKA, sepsis, MI, CV stepdown, and post-operative conditions.
• Monitor, assess, and manage patients requiring specialized equipment such as temporary pacemakers, chest tubes, arterial lines, BiPAP, and chronic ventilators (with respiratory therapy assistance).
• Administer medications, perform advanced assessments, and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Accurately and thoroughly document all patient care activities, observations, and interventions using the EPIC Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
• Adhere to all hospital policies and procedures, including demonstrating flexibility and willingness to float to other units as required by patient census and unit needs.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years of recent, acute care experience as a Registered Nurse in an Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) or Progressive Care Unit (PCU) setting.
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience with the EPIC Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
• Ability and willingness to float to other units as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior travel nursing experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Clinical Skills: Advanced cardiac monitoring, ventilator management (including chronic vents with RT collaboration), arterial line management, chest tube management, temporary pacemaker monitoring, BiPAP management, DKA management, sepsis protocols, comprehensive post-operative care.
• Equipment: Temporary pacemakers, Chest tubes, Arterial lines, BiPAP, Neptune Vapo, Chronic Ventilators.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional critical thinking, strong assessment capabilities, effective verbal and written communication, ability to thrive in a fast-paced and high-acuity environment, adaptability to fluctuating patient loads and floating assignments.

Shift Details

• Shift Type: Day Shift
• Hours: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM (12-hour shifts)
• Weekly Hours: Option for 36 or 48 hours per week.
• Days per Week: Not specified (will vary based on 36 or 48-hour option).
• Call Requirements: Not specified.
• Weekend Rotation: Not specified.
• Contract Length: 13 weeks.
• Assignment Dates: November 23, 2026 - February 20, 2027.
• Floating: Required.

Licensing Requirements

• Active and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York State.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.