Registered Nurse / Intermediate Care Unit

Job Summary
Registered Nurse (RN) for the Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) in Anchorage, Alaska. This position involves providing high acuity step-down care in a dedicated unit, with a focus on cardiac and telemetry monitoring. The role requires a strong team-oriented mindset and the ability to adapt quickly to changing patient needs on a busy, fast-paced unit.

Job Details

• Schedule: Days shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Valid Alaska Registered Nurse (RN) license at the time of submission, ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), BLS (Basic Life Support), NIH-SS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale), 1 year of step-down ICU, intermediate care, or telemetry experience
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with tracheostomy and long-term ventilator support, titratable drips including dopamine, dobutamine, nitro, cardene, ketamine, heparin, Cardizem, amiodarone, and experience with CIWA assessments and alcohol/drug withdrawal treatment
• Unit Details:
  • 19 beds with a team of 7 RNs on each shift
  • Bedside monitors, Alaris IV pumps, heated humidity high flow oxygen, BiPAP, chest tubes, tracheostomy, Kangaroo feeding pumps, gastric tubes, and surgical drains
  • EMR: EPICT
• Shift Information: 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM for 13 weeks
• Additional Information:
  • The role involves emergent cardioversion and procedures requiring moderate sedation, performed in a procedural area
  • Physical assessments, intake, and output must be completed every 4 hours
  • Hourly safety rounds and every two-hour positioning and ADLs as indicated
  • Bedside handoff is mandatory
  • Every other weekend or four weekend shifts per month, with delayed start shifts utilized during low census periods

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.