Registered Nurse IMC/PCU/Stepdown

Job Title

• Registered Nurse – IMC/PCU/Stepdown

Location

• Dayton, OH

Schedule / Job Type

• Full-time, 12-hour night shifts, 4 shifts per week, 13-week contract

Key Responsibilities

• Provide patient care on the IMC/PCU/Stepdown unit, working within a team nursing model to support patient outcomes.
• Manage ventilated patients, including those with trachs, vents, bipaps, and high-oxygen requirements, with Respiratory Therapist support.
• Administer and monitor IV drips such as insulin, heparin, and Cardizem, and interpret patient strips in accordance with EPIC documentation.
• Follow unit protocols for cardiac monitoring, including EKG competency and dysrhythmia interpretation.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, including N95 fitting and appropriate PPE usage.
• Collaborate with team members to optimize workload and patient care in a high-acuity environment.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license (state or compact license accepted)
• Minimum of 1.5 years of recent ICU or Stepdown/IMC/PCU experience with a 1:5 ratio in work history
• Ventilator management experience
• Ability to pass online EKG tele competency assessment prior to start
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• EPIC electronic medical record experience

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Recent travel nursing experience in ICU or PCU/Stepdown units
• Experience with Level 1 or Level 2 trauma or high-acuity nursing
• Oncology, COPD, CHF, Pneumonia, Sepsis, DKA, or post-COVID care experience

Why Join Us

• Join a dynamic team committed to providing excellent patient care in a collaborative environment.
• Gain valuable experience working with a variety of high-acuity cases and advanced nursing models.

Additional Details

• Unit is trialing team nursing, with flexible roles between team nursing and primary nursing.
• Must complete mandatory modules during orientation and annually.
• Shift time: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM, nights, with a total of 4 shifts per week.
• Travel compliance requirements must be completed within 72 hours of contract signing, including lab work and EKG/dysrhythmia assessments.
• RTO (Request for Time Off) requests must be specified at application submission; no RTO will be added after offer.
• First to float to other units as needed, with appropriate training and PPE provided.
• Mileage and salary are not specified; local travel radius is 50 miles for nursing.
• Uniform: Navy blue scrubs.

Note: Applications must include current Nursys report and shift preference details at submission. RTO requests limited to 14 days; no schedule requests or negotiations after offer.