Travel Registered Nurse - Cardiac Care ICU

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intermediate Care
Location: Greenville, NC

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 – Progressive Care Unit (PCU / IMC / Stepdown)
Location
Greenville, NC | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | 12-Hour Shifts | 36 Hours per Week | 6 Weekend Shifts per 6-Week Schedule
Key Responsibilities
Provide direct nursing care to a cardiac medicine and cardiovascular subspecialty population including patients with NSTEMI, acute coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and post-cardiac cath with or without intervention
Monitor and manage patients on multiple cardiac drips, including titration, and perform frequent cardiac assessments for intermediate care status patients
Read and interpret cardiac rhythm strips and EKG findings as part of ongoing patient monitoring and care
Care for patients undergoing or recovering from bedside procedures such as cardioversions, transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), pacemaker management, and implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) management
Collaborate with nursing assistants, charge nurses, and the broader medical team to deliver patient-centered care; facilitate ICU transitions as needed to optimize clinical outcomes
Manage overflow medicine patients presenting with conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, pneumonia, sepsis, and GI bleeds
Required Qualifications
Active RN license (Compact license accepted)
BLS certification – American Heart Association (AHA)
ACLS certification – American Heart Association (AHA)
Minimum 2 years of RN experience
Strong cardiac skills including ability to read and interpret cardiac rhythm strips
Must pass an EKG exam prior to start as part of credentialing
NIHSS certification required
Must live at least 80 miles from the facility to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
Experience caring for patients with LVAD, high-risk cardiac OB, or post-cardiac arrest status
Familiarity with pre- and post-cardiac surgery patient management
Experience in a flex unit environment serving both intermediate and general care populations
Comfort with self-scheduling in a high-acuity cardiac setting
Why Join Us
Work in a 64-bed flex unit with a favorable 1:4 RN-to-patient staffing ratio and self-scheduling flexibility including day, night, and rotating shift options
Gain exposure to a broad and complex cardiac and cardiovascular subspecialty population in a high-acuity acute care environment