Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,883 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit Discipline: RN Start Date: 11/04/2024 Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours Employment Type: Travel RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR UNABLE TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING RTO DATES: 11/28, 11/29, 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, and 1/1 off NO BLOCK SCHEDULING REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: 2 yrs of Experience Needed Traveler Experience: Accepts 1st time travelers. Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes REQUIRED Skills: must have experience with arterial lines and titrating vasoactive drips, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Telemetry, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams, IV insulin protocols, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Heparin Protocols, CVA, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management, Isolation Precautions REQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certifications, as well as, experience with IV start, telemetry and conscious sedation. JOB DETAILS: Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1 Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the Unit through the Holidays 36 or 48 Hours can be offered. If Accepting 48 Hours, No OT will be billed until After 48 Hours 12 HR NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15 RTO: 7 days MAX for Aya Auto Offer NO BLOCK SCHEDULING Float Requirement: Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also. Weekend Requirement: Weekend Requirement: EVERY OTHER WEEKEND. PATIENT DIAGNOSES: ADC:18 with 20 Beds. ICU stepdown. Post rapid response team patients, respiratory distress, unstable hemodynamics, withdrawal, GI bleeds, post-op: GYN, GU, GI, thoracotomies, neuro, ortho surgeries. Pre/post OB with complications (Pitocin). Patient age from adolescent, adult, geriatric. SPECIAL PROCEDURES/UNIT DETAILS: Only one pressor drip per patient, any more and they're transferred to ICU. Cardizem, Nitro, Precedex, Cardene, Levophed, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Neo drips given on unit. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Bedside telemetry monitors with remote backup. Nurses must be able to recognize and treat dysrhythmias. A-lines, BIPAP's, chest tubes, trach's, there are no vents on unit. UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis and Epic SCHEDULING TYPE: NM creates schedule; NO BLOCK SCHEDULING SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the two INTERNAL NOTES Hospital Orientation week one; traveler must be available for classes each day Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty Tact Medical Staffing Job ID 487977. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - IMC/PCU/Stepdown About Tact Staff Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level. Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you. Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact. Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do. Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.