Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care - $2,240 per week in Kearney, NE

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intermediate Care
Location: Kearney, NE
Agency: Malone Healthcare
Pay: $2,240 per week
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Malone Healthcare to find a qualified IMC RN in Kearney, Nebraska, 68845!

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

About Malone Healthcare

At Malone Healthcare, there’s nothing we love more than helping healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities connect to accomplish amazing things. Our values-based approach means you’ll always get our undivided attention and a work ethic you can count on. Start your journey with flexibility and opportunity to fit your schedule.

As a healthcare provider, you have decided to take on a career that will challenge you in many ways and provide you with one of the most rewarding experiences you can have in life, helping others. At Malone Healthcare, we are here to help you become the healthcare professional that you wish to be by providing you with the best job opportunities possible. 

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