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Job ID: 891886

Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,215.92

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Nights

Location

Des Moines, IA | Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 25-bed Progressive Care Unit serving a heavy neuro trauma, neurosurgery, craniectomy, and orthopedic patient population
• Manage RN patient ratios of 1:5–6, administering and monitoring drips including Heparin, PCA, and 3% Sodium (no titration required)
• Utilize specialty equipment including telemetry, chest tubes, and Airvo devices; perform EKG/strip reading and telemetry monitoring
• Document and manage patient care using EPIC EMR
• Float across multiple campuses as required to support staffing needs
• Participate in expected holiday coverage (1–2 of 3 upcoming winter holidays, unless the unit is closed)

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 24 months of recent experience in a Medical Surgical, IMCU, Stepdown, or Progressive Care setting within a hospital or medical center
• Active Iowa RN license or active Compact/Multistate RN license at time of submission
• Active AHA or ARC BLS certification required
• Active AHA or ARC ACLS certification required
• Experience with neurology/neurosurgery and orthopedic/ortho patient care required
• Drip experience with Heparin, PCA, and 3% Sodium/Na required; EPIC EMR experience required; must have completed at least one travel assignment within the previous 12 months
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible (based on driver’s license)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Trauma Level I care experience highly preferred
• Experience with specialty equipment including telemetry, chest tubes, and Airvo highly preferred
• NIHSS certification preferred (may be obtained during onboarding)
• De-escalation certificate preferred (CPI, MOAB, MAB, or SAMA accepted)

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-acuity PCU environment with a diverse and complex patient population including neuro trauma and neurosurgery cases
• Gain cross-campus experience by floating across multiple affiliated medical facilities within the same health system

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