Travel Nurse RN - PCU in Yuma, AZ

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)

**Job Specialty:** PCU Cardiac/Intermediate Care - Stepdown

**Job Duration:** 13 weeks

**Shift:** 12H Nights 1845-0715

**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week

**Experience:** Minimum 2 years

**License:** Active Compact or specific state license required

**Certifications:** ACLS, BLS, NIHSS (AHA or APEX)

**Must-Have:**- EPIC experience- Experience with titratable drips such as amiodarone, cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, heparin, start nitro, insulin- First-time travelers are welcome- Preferable experience with TAVR and CABG

**Job Description:**- Provide care in a 36-bed unit focusing on cardiac conditions.- Work with patients diagnosed with CHF, NSTEMI, MI, heart block, pacemaker, TAVR, CABG on day 2, post-cardiac catheterization, Watchman, bradycardia, VT, respiratory failure, sepsis, and other conditions.- Maintain nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:4-5 for mixed PCU and MS patients, 1:5 for all MS patients.- Titrate and manage drips for cardiac patients.- Collaborate with a charge nurse who typically does not manage patient assignments.- Work alongside patient care aides with a ratio of 8-12 patients per aide.- Utilize various respiratory equipment including BiPAP, high flow oxygen, and stable trach management.- Interpret telemetry readings with support from a dedicated monitor technician.- Participate in scheduling coordinated by the charge nurse, with a requirement of 4 weekend days per month and 3 out of 5 holidays.- Potential to float to ICU within patient population and Medical-Surgical floors.- Attend a single day of unit-specific orientation and additional clinical education.- Adhere to the dress code of navy blue scrubs.

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