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Job ID: 886189
Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,748.61
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Cardiac Stepdown
Location
Stockbridge, GA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | 3×12-Hour Shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM) | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care for an adult to geriatric population in a cardiac stepdown/overflow IMCU setting with a 1:5–6 patient ratio on a 32-bed unit
- Manage cardiac conditions including CHF, chest pain, arrhythmias (stable A-Fib, SVT, Bradycardia), post cardiac cath, and TR Bands
- Administer and monitor continuous IV drip medications including cardiac drips (Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Milrinone, Nitroglycerin), diuretics (Bumex, Lasix), anticoagulants (Aggrastat, Argatroban, Heparin), and insulin drips
- Care for pulmonary (COPD, pulmonary edema, PE, DVT), renal, DKA, and surgical patients (cholecystectomy, appendectomy, chest tubes, biliary drains); occasional vascular, ortho, and CVA overflow
- Perform arrhythmia management and cardioversion as needed; apply TR Bands and carry out all responsibilities within the Med-Surg scope of practice
- Float within the facility within scope of practice as needed; respond to on-call needs with a 2-hour response time (call is rare)
Required Qualifications
- Active Georgia RN license or valid Compact RN license required at time of submission
- BLS and ACLS certifications required
- Minimum of 2 years of RN experience required; first-time travelers are not eligible for this position
- Prior travel nursing experience required; experience managing continuous IV drip medications (cardiac drips, anticoagulants, insulin drips) must be confirmed prior to submission
- Proficiency with basic arrhythmia recognition and management required
- All requested time off (maximum 7 days per contract) must be finalized at time of submission; no RTO or schedule requests can be made post-offer or on-site, and no RTO is permitted during orientation week
- Local candidates are welcome and accepted
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with Epic EMR preferred; familiarity with Pyxis and SBAR communication framework
- Background in IMCU or intermediate care settings with a mixed cardiac/med-surg patient population
- Experience with post-cardiac cath care, TR Bands, and cardioversion
Why Join Us
- Work in a dynamic cardiac stepdown environment with exposure to a diverse and clinically complex patient population
- Expected schedule of three 12-hour day shifts per week with every-other-weekend rotation in a well-established facility setting