**Job Title:** Registered Nurse
**Job Specialty:** Step Down
**Job Duration:** 13 Weeks (Options for 13 or 16 weeks)
**Shift:** Night Shift, 4x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30)
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 or 48 hours
**Experience:** Minimum 1.5 years experience in Step Down or Progressive Care Unit, with some Level 1 or 2 experience preferred. Travel experience is also preferred.
**License:** Any state RN license is acceptable; compact license is now accepted.
**Certifications:**
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- IV Start
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Cardiac drip titration
**Must-Have:**
- Experience with EPIC software
- Ability to pass an online EKG tele competency assessment before starting
- Availability to work every other weekend and holiday
- Completion of lab work and EKG/Dysrhythmia exam within 72 hours of signing the contract
- Navy Blue Scrubs
**Job Description:**
- Manage pre and post-operative open-heart procedures including CABG, valve replacements, mitral clip & TAVR, thoracotomy, and related lung cases such as pneumothorax and hemothorax.
- Provide advanced cardiac care with continuous telemetry monitoring.
- Participate in the fitting process for N95 masks unless a PAP respirator is needed.
- Be the first to float to other medically appropriate assignments or to support the nursing care team when necessary.
- Potential floating assignments to various campus units which might include high-risk respiratory units or COVID units.
- Complete 18 to 24 hours of modules during orientation, and up to 8 additional hours annually.
- Modules are self-reported by the nurse to the manager.
Please ensure all schedule requests, start date, and requested time off are included with the initial application submission.