Intermediate Care Unit Registered Nurse
Salem, OR
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 27, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for an Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) position at a Magnet, Level II Trauma, academic teaching hospital in Salem, OR, requiring active OR licensure and telemetry experience.

Details

• Short-term acute care hospital setting — Magnet-designated, teaching facility, and Level II Trauma Center with 569 staffed beds
• Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU), a Gold Beacon Award recipient from the AACN
• Complex patient population including acute and chronic respiratory failure, sepsis, renal and kidney failure, metabolic encephalopathy, DKA, A-fib, heart failure, GI bleed, NSTEMI, unstable angina, and drug ingestion/overdose
• IMCU serves as overflow for the CVCU, including post-ablation, post-pacer, and post-angio patients (sheath credentialing not required, but familiarity is helpful)
• Patient ratios: RN 1:3–4; CNA 1:6–13 on days, 1:10–13 on nights
• 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM (3x12 schedule)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating within scope may be required, including to a nearby sister hospital
• Epic EMR — experience required, no exceptions
• 13-week contract
• Local candidates accepted

Requirements

• Active Oregon (OR) RN license required — pending licenses not accepted
• Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) required
• ACLS preferred
• Minimum 1 year of MS/Tele/PCU experience within the last 3 years required
• Telemetry experience required, including cardiac rhythm interpretation, management of dysrhythmias, and telemetry monitoring
• Experience with cardiac drips (nitroglycerin, Cardizem, amiodarone, Nicardipine, and other IMCU-level drips) required
• Required clinical skills: IV start, O2 protocol, non-invasive airway management, peripheral line care/management, isolation precautions/PPE, and rapid response team activation
• Epic EMR experience required
• Conscious sedation and ventilator experience preferred
• COVID vaccination required — no exemptions
• Traveler experience preferred

Additional Information

• Nurses care for patients holistically and collaborate with multiple disciplines throughout the patient's hospital stay
• RTO requests exceeding 2 weeks require approval; RTO must be declared prior to submission and cannot be changed once submitted — additional requests may result in cancellation
• Candidates who have previously worked at this facility must have been gone for at least 6 months before returning as a traveler
• No radius restriction — local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• Scrub color: Royal Blue
• Free parking on-site