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

Job Title

Travel Registered Nurse – Cardiovascular Progressive Care (IMC/PCU/Stepdown)

Location

Asheville, North Carolina

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | Days | 13-Week Assignment | Full-Time | Onsite | Shift: 6:45 AM – 7:15 PM

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 40-bed cardiovascular surgery stepdown unit serving CV surgery, vascular surgery, and overflow medical cardiology patients
• Manage epidural care, chest tube management, tube feedings, and IV Glucommander protocols
• Administer and monitor cardiac drip management including vasoactive and antiarrhythmic infusions (e.g., phenylephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, amiodarone, heparin, nitroglycerin)
• Operate Baxter IV pumps and CADD epidural pumps in accordance with unit protocols
• Document accurately using Cerner EMR
• Float as needed to stepdown, medical-surgical, or ER inpatient holding units per facility guidelines

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• Stepdown (PCU/IMC) experience required
• Telemetry experience required
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience within the past year with CV surgery and vascular surgery patient populations (open heart surgery, TAVR, lobectomy, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass)
• CVICU experience

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity cardiovascular stepdown environment with a diverse and complex surgical patient population
• Join a large, collaborative nursing team with structured staffing ratios (1:5 RN-to-patient) supporting quality patient care