Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Youngstown, OH

Job Title

RN PCU / Stepdown – Neuro/Stroke Unit

Location

Youngstown, OH

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Onsite | Night Shift (12-Hour)

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Administer medications safely and in accordance with state practice standards and facility policies and procedures.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for patient care coordination across hospital departments, including communication with family members and caregivers.
• Clinically manage patients with multi-system conditions, including those requiring cardiac drips and hemodynamic monitoring, using evidence-based clinical judgment.
• Anticipate and respond to rapidly changing patient conditions, advocating for patient safety and quality of life in collaboration with palliative, spiritual, and ethics teams.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement initiatives and uphold patient safety standards throughout the unit.

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license in the state of practice or covered under a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification from an approved source required prior to direct patient care.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required.
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification required.
• Dysrhythmia Exam required (study guide available upon placement).
• Minimum of 1 year of RN experience required; at least 6 months in an acute care hospital setting.

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Neuro and/or stroke nursing experience strongly preferred.
• CCRN or PCCN certification preferred.
• Experience with EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) system preferred.
• Completion of a Critical Care Course preferred.

Why Join Us

• Work in a structured intermediate-level care environment on a 40-bed neuro/stroke unit with defined staffing ratios and a collaborative interdisciplinary team.
• Gain specialized experience in progressive care nursing with exposure to cardiac drips, hemodynamic monitoring, and neurological patient populations.