Position Title: Registered Nurse – Intermediate Care (IMCU/PCU)
Location: Utica, NY
Employment Type: Travel / Contract
Start Date: June 29, 2026
Shift: Night Shift
Schedule: 4x12-Hour Shifts | 6:30 PM – 7:00 AM
Unit: Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU)
Job Summary:
Provide specialized nursing care for intermediate care patients including neuro, cardiac, respiratory, trauma, and post-operative cases in a high-acuity inpatient setting.
Requirements:
- Active New York RN License required
- Minimum 2 years recent IMCU/PCU experience required
- Previous travel experience required
- Current AHA BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required
- NIHSS certification required
- Critical Care Course/ECCO (ACCN) required
- EPIC EMR experience required
- NURSYS verification required for all RN licenses
- Must submit updated resume with specialty experience
- Skills checklist matching specialty required
- Driver’s license must match candidate demographics
- RTO must be included at time of submission
- Local candidates accepted (within 75 miles at local rate)
Responsibilities:
- Provide direct nursing care for IMCU/PCU patients
- Monitor patients with neuro, cardiac, respiratory, trauma, and post-op conditions
- Care for diagnoses including COPD, DKA, Sepsis, MI, CV stepdown, and neurological conditions
- Manage specialty equipment including chest tubes, temp pacers, A-lines, Bipap, and Neptune Vapo
- Care for chronic ventilator patients with respiratory therapy support
- Administer medications and monitor patient responses
- Document patient care accurately within EPIC EMR
- Float to other units as required
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams
- Maintain patient safety and infection control standards
Additional Unit Information:
- 64-bed IMCU unit
- 15 designated Neuro beds
- Adult patient population (18+)
- Scrub Color: Navy Blue
- Floating required
- Block scheduling not guaranteed
For more details reach at dparmar@navitashealth.com
About Company:
About Navitas Healthcare, LLC certified WBENC and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Medical, Clinical and Non-Clinical services to numerous hospitals. We offer the most competitive pay for every position we cater. We understand this is a partnership. You will not be blindsided and your salary will be discussed upfront.