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Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
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Hours: 48 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Medical ICU position in Monroe, NC, requiring a minimum of 2 years of ICU experience and Epic proficiency on 12-hour night shifts.
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Work in a 14-bed Medical ICU within a 174-bed community hospital designated as a Stroke Center (no trauma designation, non-teaching)
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Adult patient population with diagnoses including sepsis, DKA, strokes, CIWA, respiratory/kidney/liver failure, GI bleeds, surgical cases, CHF, and COPD — no cardiothoracic or high-level neuro surgeries
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Patient ratio of 1:2–3 depending on staffing
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Shift: 12-hour nights, 1900–0700, 36 hours/week
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Weekend rotation: 6 weekend shifts per 6-week scheduling cycle (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday)
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No on-call requirements
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Schedule requests are accepted but balanced to unit needs; block scheduling is not guaranteed
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EMR: Epic (experience required); IV pumps: Alaris; medication dispensing: Omnicell; monitors: Philips
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Floating possible to ICU or PCU patients; MedSurg float is within the realm of possibility but not typical; travelers float in rotation with staff
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Active NC RN license or compact RN license currently in hand
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Certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
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Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
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Proficiency with Epic EMR required
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Skills required: ventilated patients, trachs, chest tubes, critical drip maintenance, central line maintenance, arterial lines, wound care, wound vacs, drains, cardiac rhythm interpretation, PIV starts, and NG tube insertion/maintenance
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Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN
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Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
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Provide critical care nursing to adult medical ICU patients across a wide range of acute and complex diagnoses
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Night shift support includes 1 CNA (covering HUC duties), remote triage RN with camera monitoring, virtual Critical Care physician, Charge RN participating in Rapid Response/Code Team, RT 24/7, Hospitalist 24/7, and Anesthesia available for central line placements
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Daytime resources include a dedicated HUC, PICC Team, and in-house Intensivist
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Phlebotomy is available 24/7, though ICU nurses draw their own labs
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Orientation includes facility NEO plus 2 unit shifts to orient to the hired shift
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Holiday coverage expected for 50% of holidays within the contract
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Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved
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Scrubs: Navy blue required; free parking on-site
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Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility — local candidates are not accepted
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Candidates who have worked a permanent position at any AHSE facility must be separated for at least 1 year before being eligible
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
