Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,178 per week

Certification Details ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required. Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS. Job Details Hospital located on the Western Side of Iowa in need of a PCU RN on a their Critical Care Unit. ICU experience is preferred but not required. The hospital is also seeking coverage on their night shifts. This is a twenty bed unit. Job Requirements ICU experience is preferred but not required. RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated. Schedule Information The hospital is seeking coverage on their night shifts. Shifts & Scheduling - 0630-1900, 1830-0700 // cyclic scheduling. Weekend Requirements - Every third. Holiday Requirements - 1 major, 1 minor. Floating Requirements - Will float to ICU if appropriate and has experience. How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? - 1- 12 hour shift in the department. Unit Specific Information of Beds - 22. Nurse:Patient Ratios - 1:04. Common diagnoses/Types of patients - Heart failure, Afib, respiratory distress, stroke. Are RNs required to titrate drips? - Yes. Common titratable &/or set rate drips - Cardizem, amiodarone, nitro. Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? - Yes- does take a full patient assignment. Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? - Yes- 1:10. RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? - CPAP. Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? - RNs must read and interpret strips. Additional Details Fast paced unit with many admits and discharges. Attributes that help make a nurse successful in this department are a positive attitude, teamwork, patient oriented, and comes to work to care for someone. Radius Rule - 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity. RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.