Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Newburgh, IN

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit (IMC/PCU/Stepdown)

Location

Newburgh, IN

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Nights (12-Hour Shifts, 6:30 PM – 7:00 AM) | Onsite | 36 Guaranteed Hours per Week (48-Hour Contracts Available Upon Request)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a Step Down Unit setting, managing a patient population that includes cardiac (post-cath stents/interventions, pacers), sepsis, DKA, CVA, CIWA/behavioral health, GI bleeds, and post-surgical patients.
• Initiate and titrate drips including antiarrhythmics, Heparin, and Insulin; perform telemetry monitoring and 12-lead EKG interpretation.
• Conduct NIHSS/neurological assessments and dysphagia screenings as required by patient condition.
• Perform post-surgical assessments and care, including management of patients with feeding tubes, CPAP, and hypothermic/bear hugger protocols.
• Float within skillset to alternate campuses with a minimum of 2 hours notice for cross-campus float; mid-shift float within the same campus may also be required.
• Participate in weekend and holiday rotation (three weekends per six-week schedule; every other holiday); may be required to precept students and new hires in this teaching environment.

Required Qualifications

• Current, active compact RN license required.
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience, including at least 1 full year of Step Down experience.
• At least 1 prior travel nursing assignment required.
• Trauma Level II experience required.
• Current AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required.
• Recent Epic EMR experience required (checkoff class will be required upon start); must pass telemetry competency testing.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with stable home vents, PleurX or pericardial drains, lumbar drains, and VP shunts.
• Familiarity with Narcan drip management.
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills with the ability to adapt to change and work effectively within a team-oriented environment.

Why Join Us

• Work within a supportive unit environment featuring strong CNA support, collaborative charge nurses, and a team-first culture.
• Gain experience in a dynamic Step Down Unit with a diverse and clinically complex patient population at a teaching facility.