Observation Unit RN
Toledo, OH
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Progressive Care Unit position requiring 2 years of experience and charge nurse experience within a Level I trauma center.

Details

• Mixed unit including PCU, Med Surg Tele, and Med Surg within an Observation Unit setting
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM
• Patient ratios of 1:4 on all shifts
• Cares for adult and geriatric patients with diagnoses including chest pain, atrial fibrillation, TIA, GI bleed, CHF, seizure, COPD, and post-surgical complications
• Approximately two-thirds of patients are managed by EDOBS providers, with a department length-of-stay goal of 18-24 hours
• Requires familiarity with intermediate medication drips including heparin, nitro, cardizem, and insulin
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required within service line and between Toledo, Flower, Bay Park, and Wildwood facilities to units such as Neuro/Stroke, Cardiac, Orthopedic, Trauma, Oncology, General Surg, and Uro/Vascular
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of acute care experience required
• Charge nurse experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Teaching hospital and Level I trauma experience preferred
• Observation medicine experience preferred

Additional Information

• Work within a Level I trauma center and the largest acute care hospital in the Toledo metropolitan area
• Provide telemetry-based nursing care including cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and insulin drip titration
• Navy blue scrubs required
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Facilities not accepting local candidates within a 50-mile radius
• Requests for time off greater than 7 days require management approval
• Returning staff must have a break of at least 1 year since last employment as permanent staff
• Schedules subject to change with two-week notice from the facility