Registered Nurse/IMC

SoftPath Medical; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftPath Medical in Arlington, VA seeks an Intermediate Care - Surgical/Trauma Nurse for the 3B IMC, with a 3x12-hour day shift schedule on a 13-week assignment.

The unit focuses on pulmonary care, ventilated patients with tracheostomies, BiPAP, and HFNC; EPIC experience and critical cardiac care are required. Licensure in VA/Compact and BLS/ACLS are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Ventilator experience required.
• Active VA or Compact nursing license required at submission.
• BLS and ACLS certification.
• Cardiac telemetry experience within the past year.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant ICU/IMC experience.
• Willingness to assume charge nurse responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in 3B IMC unit with 1:4 nurse ratio.
• Manage ventilated patients and airway support.
• Handle rapid response and patient escalations.

Skills

Ventilator experience

Telemetry monitoring

HFNC/BiPAP management

Tracheostomy management

Cardiac care

Charge nurse readiness

EPIC EMR experience

Leadership/coordination

Education

Virginia/Compact nursing license

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Intermediate Care - Surgical/Trauma Nurse

Unit and Schedule

• Unit: 3B IMC
• Schedule: Days; 3x12-hour shifts
• Weekends: 6 weekend shifts every 6 weeks (For night shift contracts, weekends are Saturday or Sunday)
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: As specified in the posting

Unit Description

This intermediate care unit specializes in pulmonary care, serving patients who require advanced airway management. Patient care includes those on ventilators, with tracheostomies, high flow oxygen, or BiPAP. The patient population ranges from adult to geriatric individuals with acute and chronic pulmonary conditions. Additional cases include congestive heart failure, rule out myocardial infarction, post-MI, new onset or unstable angina, pericardial disease, cardiac drug toxicity, suspected pacemaker/ICD malfunction, post ICD/pacemaker insertion, pre/post therapeutic catheterization, dysrhythmias, and patients needing continuous infusion or oral cardiac medications for dysrhythmias. The unit also accommodates medical/surgical overflow patients.

Unit Details

• Beds: 22
• Patient-to-nurse ratio: 1:4

Requirements

• Ventilator experience required
• Active VA or Compact nursing license required at submission
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Cardiac telemetry experience within the past year
• Experience in PCU, DOU, IMC, or Stepdown settings
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry monitoring on the unit
• Use of Rapid Response Teams
• Pre/post cardiac catheterization care
• Central line care and management
• Peripheral line care and management
• PICC line management
• Management of cardiac drips without titration
• Titration of cardiac drips
• Heparin protocols
• Care for traumatic brain injury patients
• Care of ventilated patients
• Use of external CPAP/BiPAP
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) management
• Tracheostomy management
• Isolation precautions
• EPIC electronic health record system
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
• Willingness to assume charge nurse responsibilities (previous charge experience preferred)
• Comprehensive respiratory proficiency required, including High Flow, Tracheostomy, BiPAP, and ventilator experience

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome
• Scrub color: Navy blue
• COVID-19 precautions may apply
• Weekend shifts: 6 per 6 weeks (For night shifts, weekends include Friday, Saturday, or Sunday)
• EPIC Training:
  • Accelerated class available for RNs with 6+ months of EPIC experience in the past 12 months (approximately 4 hours of modules)
  • For RNs with less than 6 months of EPIC experience, a 2-day class is provided with no modules

Vaccine Information

• Flu vaccine is required during flu season (October 1st - March 31st)
• Requests for religious or medical flu vaccine exemptions must comply with CMS guidelines and will be reviewed and approved with supporting documentation