Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Newburgh, IN

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

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit (IMC/PCU/Stepdown)

Location

Newburgh, IN | Step Down Unit

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13 Weeks | 12-Hour Day Shifts (6:30 AM – 7:00 PM) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 16-bed step down unit with a day shift ratio of 1:3–4, managing a cardiac-focused population including post-cath stents/interventions, pacers, CVA, sepsis, DKA, GI bleeds, CIWA/BH, CPAP, feeding tubes, and post-craniotomy patients
• Initiate and titrate drips including antiarrhythmics, Heparin, and Insulin; perform telemetry and 12-lead EKG interpretation (travelers required to pass tele tests)
• Perform post-surgical assessments, NIHSS/neuro assessments , and dysphagia screenings
• Float within skillset as first to float; cross-campus float to a nearby Indiana campus and potentially a Kentucky campus with a minimum 2-hour notice provided for cross-campus float; mid-shift float within the same campus is also possible
• Adhere to weekend requirements of three weekends per six-week schedule and every other holiday rotation
• May be required to precept students and new hires as this is a teaching facility

Required Qualifications

• Current, active compact RN license
• AHA BLS certification required
• AHA ACLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience, including at least 1 full year of step down experience
• At least 1 prior travel assignment required; Trauma Level II experience required
• Recent Epic EMR experience required (checkoff class will be required upon start)
• Must live at least 40 miles from the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with stable home vents, PleurX/pericardial drains, lumbar drains, and VP shunts
• Experience managing Narcan drips
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills with the ability to manage change effectively
• Collaborative, resilient, and team-oriented work style

Why Join Us

• Supportive unit environment with strong CNA support, helpful charge nurses, and a collaborative team culture
• Expected 36 hours per week with the possibility of 48-hour contracts upon request; overtime may be available on 48-hour contracts after 52 hours worked