Registered Nurse (RN) Intermediate Care (Unit Based Per Diem)

Unit Highlights

Join the exceptional Beacon Award Winning Nursing team on MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's Medical/Surgical Intermediate Care Unit (S5-2) in the recently opened Verstandig Pavilion, situated on Georgetown University's campus. The cutting-edge Verstandig Pavilion is equipped with all-private inpatient rooms and state-of-the-art medical equipment, ensuring an environment that prioritizes excellence in patient care. The Medical/Surgical IMC shares a floor with its own Intensive Care Unit (ICU), promoting seamless patient throughput between different acuities.

Clinical Nurses on our 28-bed adult Medical-Surgical Intermediate Care Unit provide expert care for acutely ill patients who have a diverse range of medical and surgical diagnoses. They treat patients after complex open and minimally invasive thoracic surgeries of the lung and esophagus as well as AAA repairs and jaw repairs. Medical diagnoses include end-stage renal disease, end-stage liver failure, chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, sepsis, CHF, COPD, and GI bleeds. All beds are equipped to provide continuous cardiac and pulse oximetry monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

As a Clinical Nurse, you will provide skilled, compassionate care to patients and families across a spectrum of needs-from routine to highly complex. You will assess evolving patient conditions, identify actual and potential health concerns, and develop appropriate care plans. Interventions may be delivered directly or coordinated through collaboration with other members of the nursing team.

Nursing Benefits

• Nationally recognized nurse wellbeing resources
• Retirement plans
• Systemwide referral bonus program-up to $6,000 for each RN and up to $4,000 for each LPN that joins MedStar Health
• Relocation assistance up to $5,000
• Free parking for associates

Qualifications

• ADN, BSN, MSN, or CNL from an accredited School of Nursing required.
• At least two full years of current, hospital-based Intermediate Care Unit (Stepdown-ICU, ICU, or PCU) RN experience required.
• Active DC RN License and Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers required (AHA or American Red Cross).