Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,851 per week

Certification Details Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS Preferred Certifications: NIHSS cert recommended Job Details Unit Profiles: The purpose of a unit profile is to help provide an exceptional understanding of the unit. Profiles will include location, number of beds, patient ratios, and other unique details to assist recruiting professional in effectively and efficiently identifying highly qualified staff. Below you will find a data collection tool to help you identify essential data needed to complete your profile. Position Information: Facility Department/Cost Center: CC 68700 Role: Registered Nurse Specialty: Progressive Care/ Step-Down / Critical Care Level 2 / Med-Surg Number of Openings: Reference Position Details Hiring Profile: Must Have Skills/Experience: IV Medicated gtts Tracheostomy experience Ventilator, bipap, cpcp, high flow oxygen delivery devices Unit performs their own phlebotomy and IV sticks Preferred Skillset/Experience: NIHSS cert recommended ICU/Critical Care experience recommended Type of Patients on Unit: Personality Fit: This position will care for admitted patients holding in the ED for admission to our inpatient step-down and Med-Surg units. Job Requirements Role: Registered Nurse Specialty: Progressive Care/ Step-Down / Critical Care Level 2 / Med-Surg Years of Experience: 2 years Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS Must be willing to float within hospital and/or up to 25 miles from facility. Schedule Information Shift: Day Shift 0700-1930 Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 72 hours Bi-weekly Weekend Hours: Every other weekend. Holiday rotation throughout the year. Call Requirements: No standing 'on call' requirement. Rarely may be placed on call or floated if low patient volume. Unit Specific Information Unit Information: Number of Beds: 8-10 Beds assigned to admitted patients holding in ED for either Step-Down or MS units Patient Ratios: 1:4 – 1:5 Depending on Acuity Equipment: EMR: Epic Additional Details This position will care for chronic trach/vent dependent patients, neuro-surgical patients, noncomplicated back surgeries, VP shunts, and stable subdural hematoma patients. Other patient populations include post-drips, GI bleed, ETOH withdrawal, suicidal and behavioral/substance abuse patients. Renal dialysis patients, emergent situations requiring assisting with intubations of unstable patients (which will move to a higher level of care. Other unit procedures include chest tube placement, IV insertion, blood transfusions, and bedside bronchoscopy. This is a team-oriented unit with a healthy work environment.