Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care
Roanoke, VA
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

POSITION: RN – Stroke/Neuro PCU

SCHEDULING DETAILS AND CHARTING
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• Shift hours: 3x12s, 645p-715a
4x12s available upon request

• Charting: EPIC experience required

• Weekend Requirement: May be EOW or 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week scheduling block

• RTO: ALL requests must be included with the submission.

• Call off Policy: Facility is allowed to call off 1 shift per 2-weeks.

• Holiday Requirement: Must work one holiday per 13-week contract.

• Accept First-Time Travelers: Yes, but travel experience preferred

• Locals Accepted? Radius Rule: Yes, locals accepted. Refer to Submittal Instructions for radius rule criteria.

REQUIRED LICENSE & CERTIFICATIONS
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• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

• Pending License Accepted: Yes, only if the candidate holds a single-state license from a non-compact state. Otherwise, submission must include an active Virginia State or Compact RN/LPN license.

REQUIRED CLINICAL SKILLS
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• Cardiac monitoring, emergency response, and dysrhythmia interpretation/management

• IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, and central/peripheral line care

• Medication administration including cardiac drips (no titration)

• Respiratory support: nasal cannula, oxygen administration, non-invasive airway management

• Neuro PCU experience.

• Isolation precautions and telemetry settings across PCU, IMC, and stepdown units

UNIT DETAILS AND FLOATING
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• Ratios: Typically 1:5. Staffing goal is 1:4.

• 12 West is a telemetry PCU specializing in the care and management of hospitalist medicine patients including stroke and neurology patients. This Stroke/Neuroscience unit of CRMH is a Joint Commission certified primary stroke center.

• IV Drips Managed: Cardizem, Heparin, Insulin, low-dose dopamine/dobutamine, Amiodarone, Nitro, Bumex, Lasix, Lidocaine, Ketamine

• Remote telemetry (monitors remain on unit); tele sitting implemented to increase Patient Care Tech coverage

• Floating: Will be required to float within skillset