Travel Nurse (RN) - Intermediate Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Housing in ME becomes more expensive in the summer months, beginning in May. Be sure to confirm you are comfortable with housing options before applying.

Roles requiring state licensure only: License should not expire within 45 days following start date

Travel Pairs: If you are in a relationship, EMMC will not schedule you on the same days. If you are not in a relationship, you can be scheduled for the same days if not on the same shift/unit. Managers will not guarantee the same schedule for travel pairs.

Weekend rotation: every other

May be placed on Low Census Call back

Can we approve time off? To go through manager

Holiday Expectations: varies based on unit needs

Orientation: General hospital orientation followed by 1 day on the unit

Float to ED, ICU, CCU if there is an intermediate assignment in one of those departments

Neuro – Strokes, stable Craniotomies (Coils or Clips), CIWA, seizure precautions

Medical/Surgical – Respiratory illnesses (COVID/Flu/Pneumonia), Long term trachs with vents, Respiratory Failure requiring Bipap or High Flow O2, COPD exacerbation, post-op General Surgery, Sepsis, IVDA, Thyroid storm

Patient Types: Cardiac - STEMI, NSTEMI, CHF, AFIB with RVR, s/p Cardiac Cath, s/p Ablation, 24h post op TAVR

AACCN (preferred)

Experience: If only Med/Surg experience with some PCU – 2 years

First-time traveler? Must have completed at least (2) 13-week assignments

Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity

Neuro/Trauma – must have Trauma experience; experience with Stroke patients and performing Q2H neuro checks

Medical/Surgical - Highflow O2, chest tubes, Wound Vacs/VAC dressing changes, Bipap, general drain/ostomy care, IV starts, Experience with trached patients on vents (need to know how to administer 100% FiO2 via suction support and silence alarms), trach care and suctioning (RT will educate)

Cardiac - temporary pacemakers, TR bands, post femoral sheath care, cardiac rhythm interpretation

Drips – Cardiac drips (Amio – set rate, Cardizem), Insulin – titrating – decline travelers that do not have Insulin/Cardiac gtt experience