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, NC | Acute Care – Cardiac Surgery Stepdown

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13 Weeks | Days | 6:45 AM – 7:15 PM | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 40-bed cardiovascular and vascular surgery stepdown unit, managing post-operative patients following procedures such as open heart surgery (CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR), thoracic lung surgery, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass, and carotid endarterectomies
• Manage epidurals, chest tubes, tube feedings, and IV Glucommander protocols
• Administer and monitor cardiac drip infusions including phenylephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, Cardizem, amiodarone, insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, and ketamine
• Utilize Cerner EMR and operate Baxter IV pumps and CADD epidural pumps
• Maintain a 1:5 patient ratio; provide care to overflow medical cardiology patients with diagnoses including heart failure, DKA, chest pain, sepsis, and heart block
• Float as needed to other stepdown units (1:5), medical-surgical units (1:6–7), or ER inpatient holding area (1:6)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience with stepdown experience required
• Telemetry experience required
• Active RN license applicable to the state of North Carolina
• ACLS and BLS certifications required
• Ability to meet weekend requirements: minimum 6 weekend shifts (Saturday/Sunday) per 6-week schedule period
• Flexibility to work holidays

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior CV surgery and vascular surgery population experience (open heart, TAVR, lobectomy, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass) within the past year
• CVICU experience
• Team-oriented with ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Adaptable and flexible in a high-acuity clinical setting

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work on a high-acuity cardiovascular progressive care unit within a regionally recognized referral center offering exposure to complex cardiac and vascular surgical populations
• No on-call requirements, providing a more predictable travel assignment experience

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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