Registered Nurse IMC/PCU/Stepdown

Job Title

Registered Nurse – IMC / PCU / Stepdown

Location

Beaver Dam, WI

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a PCU / IMC / Med-Surg setting with an average census of 8 patients across a 12-bed unit with 4 additional ICU rooms
• Titrate drips including Amiodarone, Heparin, Levo, Cardizem, Dobutamine, and other pressors as appropriate to patient acuity level
• Read and interpret telemetry strips independently; unit utilizes remote tele monitoring
• Practice team nursing in collaboration with LPN staff, managing a combined patient load as assigned
• May be asked to step into a Charge Nurse role on occasion; travelers are expected to be flexible in filling scheduling gaps
• Float to other areas such as the ED for tasking or to hold patients as an alternative to low-census call situations

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license with a minimum of 1 year of PCU or prior ICU experience (Med-Surg Tele experience alone is not sufficient)
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications required
• Proficiency with Cerner electronic health record system
• Ability to titrate drips and manage higher-acuity IMC and ICU-level patients
• Willingness to work every 3rd weekend (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) and 2 out of 3 holidays
• Ability to be on-call for low-census standby with a 45-minute response time when required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience welcomed; first-time travelers will be considered
• Travel duos are accepted
• Willingness to float to the ED reduces likelihood of low-census call assignments

Why Join Us

• Work alongside a supportive leadership team that understands the travel nursing experience firsthand
• Flexible self-scheduling process with a dedicated scheduler who works to accommodate staff needs; block scheduling considered on a case-by-case basis