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Job ID: 897282
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,107.18
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit (IMC/PCU/Stepdown)
Location
Newburgh, IN | Step Down Unit
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13 Weeks | 12-Hour Day Shifts (6:30 AM – 7:00 PM) | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a 16-bed step down unit with a day shift ratio of 1:3–4, managing a cardiac-focused population including post-cath stents/interventions, pacers, CVA, sepsis, DKA, GI bleeds, CIWA/BH, CPAP, feeding tubes, and post-craniotomy patients
- Initiate and titrate drips including antiarrhythmics, Heparin, and Insulin; perform telemetry and 12-lead EKG interpretation (travelers required to pass tele tests)
- Perform post-surgical assessments, NIHSS/neuro assessments, and dysphagia screenings
- Float within skillset as first to float; cross-campus float to a nearby Indiana campus and potentially a Kentucky campus with a minimum 2-hour notice provided for cross-campus float; mid-shift float within the same campus is also possible
- Adhere to weekend requirements of three weekends per six-week schedule and every other holiday rotation
- May be required to precept students and new hires as this is a teaching facility
Required Qualifications
- Current, active compact RN license
- AHA BLS certification required
- AHA ACLS certification required
- NIHSS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience, including at least 1 full year of step down experience
- At least 1 prior travel assignment required; Trauma Level II experience required
- Recent Epic EMR experience required (checkoff class will be required upon start)
- Must live at least 40 miles from the facility to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with stable home vents, PleurX/pericardial drains, lumbar drains, and VP shunts
- Experience managing Narcan drips
- Strong assessment and critical thinking skills with the ability to manage change effectively
- Collaborative, resilient, and team-oriented work style
Why Join Us
- Supportive unit environment with strong CNA support, helpful charge nurses, and a collaborative team culture
- Expected 36 hours per week with the possibility of 48-hour contracts upon request; overtime may be available on 48-hour contracts after 52 hours worked