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Decatur Memorial Hospital

Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,254 per week

Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois, United States, 62523


Certification Details

Certs REQ: ACLS, BLS, NIH required.Job Details

Position / Specialty: Telemetry RNShift: Days (0600-1830)20 rooms/beds on unit. 1:5 ratios for all shifts.Years of experience REQ: Minimum 2 years' experience required.First-timers accepted: Yes.Weekend REQ: Will work weekends as needed for the department.Job Requirements

Years of experience REQ: Minimum 2 years' experience required.Required Work Setting Experience: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry.Required Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Skills/Experience: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams.Required Cardiovascular Case Skills/Experience: Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, TR Band.Required Gastrointestinal Case Skills/Experience: Feeding tube care and management.Required Genitourinary/Renal Case Skills/Experience: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure.Required IV therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Phlebotomy, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs.Required Medication Experience/Skills: Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, PCA, Procedural Sedation Administration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips.Surgical drain experience required.Required Respiratory Case Skills/Experience: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management.Required Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac.Code blue/rapid response experience preferred.Cerner experience preferred.Must have active IL license in hand to apply.Schedule Information

Shift: Days (0600-1830)Weekend REQ: Will work weekends as needed for the department.Unit Specific Information

20 rooms/beds on unit. 1:5 ratios for all shifts.Additional Details

RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days.Guaranteed Hours: Client may call off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours.