Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Reno, NV

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – Intermediate Care Unit (Nights)

Location

Reno, Nevada

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | 13-Week Assignment | Full-Time | Onsite | Nights | 3x12 shifts, 36 hours per week guaranteed

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Manage and monitor patients with moderately complex conditions including post ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke, sepsis, cardiac, and respiratory diagnoses
• Administer and titrate vasopressors and titratable drips; manage arterial lines, procedural sedation, thrombolytics, and trach patients
• Read and interpret ECG/telemetry rhythm strips in accordance with unit requirements
• Coordinate care across a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Float to other units as needed within competency level; availability to work weekends, holidays, and one additional shift per 4-week schedule period is required

Required Qualifications

• Active Nevada RN license required prior to start
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of IMC/Stepdown experience
• Demonstrated experience with vasopressors, titratable drips, arterial lines, neuro-stepdown patients, procedural sedation, thrombolytics, and trach management
• Must pass an ECG/Telemetry exam upon placement (failure results in contract termination)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Medical/Neuro ICU experience preferred
• Experience working in high-volume, fast-paced trauma or acute care environments

Why Join Us

• Work within an 18-bed Intermediate Care Unit at a Level II Trauma Center and accredited Stroke Center serving a large regional population in a collaborative, patient-centered environment
• Gain experience in a high-acuity setting recognized for clinical excellence across neurosciences, cardiac care, and trauma services