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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 27, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 2
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.
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Short-term acute care hospital setting — Magnet-designated, teaching facility, and Level II Trauma Center with 569 staffed beds
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Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU), a Gold Beacon Award recipient from the AACN
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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
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IMCU serves as overflow for the CVCU, including post-ablation, post-pacer, and post-angio patients (sheath credentialing not required, but familiarity is helpful)
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Patient ratios: RN 1:3–4; CNA 1:6–13 on days, 1:10–13 on nights
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12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM (3x12 schedule)
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Every other weekend required
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Floating within scope may be required, including to a nearby sister hospital
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Epic EMR — experience required, no exceptions
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13-week contract
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Local candidates accepted
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Active Oregon (OR) RN license required — pending licenses not accepted
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Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) required
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ACLS preferred
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Minimum 1 year of MS/Tele/PCU experience within the last 3 years required
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Telemetry experience required, including cardiac rhythm interpretation, management of dysrhythmias, and telemetry monitoring
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Experience with cardiac drips (nitroglycerin, Cardizem, amiodarone, Nicardipine, and other IMCU-level drips) required
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Required clinical skills: IV start, O2 protocol, non-invasive airway management, peripheral line care/management, isolation precautions/PPE, and rapid response team activation
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Epic EMR experience required
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Conscious sedation and ventilator experience preferred
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COVID vaccination required — no exemptions
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Traveler experience preferred
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Nurses care for patients holistically and collaborate with multiple disciplines throughout the patient's hospital stay
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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
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Candidates who have previously worked at this facility must have been gone for at least 6 months before returning as a traveler
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No radius restriction — local candidates are accepted at the same rate
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Scrub color: Royal Blue
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Free parking on-site
