Job Title
Travel RN – Intermediate Care / Step-Down (Night Shift)
Location
Anchorage, Alaska
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13-Week Travel Assignment | Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a high-acuity intermediate care / progressive care step-down unit with a 3:1 patient ratio
- Operate and monitor bedside equipment including cardiac monitors, Alaris IV pumps, heated high-flow O2, BiPAP, chest tubes, tracheostomy setups, and feeding pumps
- Perform physical assessments, intake and output documentation every 4 hours, hourly safety rounds, and repositioning/ADLs every 2 hours as indicated
- Conduct bedside handoff at every shift change and participate in rapid response, ED admissions, and ICU transfers
- Administer and titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips; assist with emergent cardioversion as needed
- Float to related units including cardiac surgery IMC, med-tele, med-surg, and ortho-neuro as required
Required Qualifications
- Active, permanent Alaska RN license (no temporary licenses accepted); must be obtained prior to submission
- Alaska RN fingerprinting must be completed during onboarding prior to beginning work
- Minimum 1 year of step-down ICU / IMC / PCU experience
- Minimum 1 year of telemetry / cardiac monitoring experience
- Current ACLS, BLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIH-SS) certifications
- Minimum 2 years of overall RN experience
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience caring for tracheostomy patients requiring continuous BiPAP or long-term ventilator support
- Experience managing titratable drips including dopamine, dobutamine, nitroglycerin, Cardene, ketamine, heparin, Cardizem, and amiodarone
- Experience with CIWA assessments and alcohol/drug withdrawal treatment protocols
- Proficiency with EPIC EMR
Why Join Us
- Work in a dynamic, fast-paced step-down environment with a collaborative, team-focused staff in a unique Alaskan setting
- Every-other-weekend schedule with delayed start utilized in place of on-call shifts during low census periods