Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Winston-Salem, NC

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical CareLocation: Winston-Salem, NC Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103!

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU Stepdown (ICCU)

Location

Winston-Salem, NC | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift (12-hour nights, 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | 36 or 48 hours per week available | 13-week assignment or longer

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity stepdown/ICCU setting managing a 1:3–4 patient ratio with diagnoses including respiratory distress, unstable hemodynamics, GI bleeds, withdrawal, and post-operative patients across GYN, GU, GI, neuro, ortho, and thoracic specialties
• Titrate and manage vasoactive drips including Cardizem, Nitro, Precedex, Cardene, Levophed, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Neo; administer IV insulin and heparin protocols
• Monitor, recognize, and treat dysrhythmias using bedside telemetry with remote backup; EKG competency testing required prior to start
• Manage arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, peripheral lines, chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac), tracheostomies, BIPAP/CPAP, and high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
• Administer blood products, participate in rapid response team activations, and maintain isolation precautions
• Float as needed to a sister ICCU unit; work every other weekend per unit requirement

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in North Carolina or a Compact state (pending licensure accepted for submission)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in a PCU, DOU, IMC, stepdown, or telemetry setting
• ACLS, BLS, and NIH stroke certification required
• Demonstrated experience with arterial lines, titrating vasoactive drips, telemetry interpretation and management, IV starts, and conscious sedation
• Proficiency with Epic and Pyxis
• Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are accepted; a lower rate applies

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience (first-time travelers accepted)
• Experience managing pre/post OB patients with complications including Pitocin administration
• Familiarity with tracheostomy management and non-invasive airway management in a non-ventilator environment
• Experience caring for adolescent through geriatric patient populations

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, high-acuity stepdown environment that offers ICU-level clinical experience without ventilator management, ideal for nurses looking to sharpen critical care skills
• Flexible scheduling options with 36 or 48 hours per week available and the potential for extended assignment length

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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