Travel Intermediate Care Nurse Jobs

The agencies on NurseFly that currently have the most Intermediate Care Nurse jobs are MedPro Healthcare Staffing (1035), TaleMed (739), and American Mobile Healthcare (614).

For jobs available on NurseFly as of Friday, September 18th 2020, the average weekly pay for Intermediate Care Nurse jobs is $1,761, but can pay up to $3,525 per week. In 2020, Progressive Care Nurses jobs on Nursefly paid a gross average weekly pay of $1,790 per week working an average of 36 hours per week. This includes non-taxable compensation like living stipends, meal stipends, and housing which add up to an average value of $1,176 per week.

Intermediate care nurses frequently care for three or four patients at a time and must check on them hourly. They closely monitor their patients’ vital signs, pain levels, consciousness, and wound sites, if applicable. They may change bandages or administer OTC pain medication and must immediately notify a patient’s doctor if there’s any change in their health. Other common tasks performed by nurses in the intermediate care unit at Putnam General Hospital include airway management, ventilator support, cardiac telemetry to monitor heart function, administering titrated medicated IV infusions, and inserting and maintaining chest tubes and ventral IV lines.

Transitioning to intermediate care nursing requires candidates to be a registered nurse, which involves earning an associate or bachelor’s degree from an accredited nursing program, passing the NCLEX exam and fulfilling state licensing requirements. Further certification requirements include Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support with Progressive Care Certified Nurse credentialing and certification in telemetry preferred, if not required. Most facilities also request travel IMCU nurses to have recent experience in acute care and/or acute care telemetry with one to two years of experience.

IMCU nurses must have well-rounded nursing skills to care for a variety of patients’ needs. It’s essential they have solid critical care skills to quickly analyze data and react to potentially life-threatening situations. They must also possess a blend of technical and soft skills. Essential technical skills include advanced knowledge of cardiovascular health, vital sign monitoring, wound dressing, medication dose titration, EKG and echocardiogram monitoring, and medical record-keeping. Exceptional interpersonal skills, including communication, collaboration, compassion, and empathy, rank among the top desirable soft skills.

Intermediate care nurses typically work in a hospital setting, but they may work in different areas of the hospital. Many hospitals have stepdown units between the ICU and med-surg unit and between the NICU and pediatric ward, but they may also provide intermediate care near the emergency department or postoperative recovery rooms.