Registered Nurse

Progressive Care / Intermediate ICU — Night Shift | Charlotte, NC

20-Week Contract | Nights 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM (3x12)

This fast-paced Intermediate ICU unit provides 24/7 monitoring and intervention for adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiac, medical-surgical, renal, pulmonary, and trauma-related conditions. Primary focus is on heart failure management and post-procedural cardiac care.

Clinical Scope

Nurses on this unit care for patients including:

• Acutely decompensated and new-onset heart failure
• Pre- and post-procedural patients following interventions such as PTCA, stenting, PFO closure, pacemaker implantation, EP studies, ablations, TAVR, and Mitral Clip procedures
• Acute coronary syndrome and active chest pain management
• Patients on insulin drips, vasoactive IV medications, and high-flow respiratory support (BiPAP, CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula)
• Cardioversions performed on the unit with cardiologist and anesthesia present
• Arterial/venous sheath management and pericardial drains/chest tubes

Schedule & Float

• 3x12-hour nights; every other weekend required
• Some floating to a Cardiac Telemetry unit; Med-Surg float ratios may reach 1:6
• 36-hour unit orientation

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of Telemetry/PCU/ICU experience
• First-time travelers not accepted
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Competency: IV starts, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, peripheral line care, non-invasive airway management, post-cardiac cath and vascular surgical care
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start
• NC or Compact license required (pending accepted at submission)

Preferred

• Charge Nurse experience
• Wound care / wound vac experience
• NIHSSS certification

Scrubs: Any combination of navy and white

Scheduling: Self-scheduling based on unit needs

Weekends: Every other weekend

RTO: Up to 7 days pre-approved; no RTO during the first week; holidays excluded from pre-approved RTO