Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,508 per week
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104
Certification Details
REQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certificationsJob Details
Travel rate is available for local travelers if their start date is on or before 12/16.***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1Unit 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 Hours12 HR NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15***RTO: 7 days MAX for Auto Offer***Float Requirement: Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also.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 EpicSCHEDULING TYPE: NM creates schedule; ***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the twoJob Requirements
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 yrs of Experience NeededTraveler Experience: Accepts 1st time travelers.Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: YesREQUIRED 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 PrecautionsREQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certifications, as well as, experience with IV start, telemetry and conscious sedation.Schedule Information
Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1*36 or 48 Hours can be offered. If Accepting 48 Hours, No OT will be billed until After 48 Hours12 HR NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15***RTO: 7 days MAX for Auto Offer***Float Requirement: Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also.Weekend Requirement: EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.NM creates schedule; ***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the twoUnit Specific Information
Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1PATIENT 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).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.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
REQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certificationsJob Details
Travel rate is available for local travelers if their start date is on or before 12/16.***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1Unit 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 Hours12 HR NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15***RTO: 7 days MAX for Auto Offer***Float Requirement: Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also.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 EpicSCHEDULING TYPE: NM creates schedule; ***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the twoJob Requirements
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 yrs of Experience NeededTraveler Experience: Accepts 1st time travelers.Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: YesREQUIRED 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 PrecautionsREQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certifications, as well as, experience with IV start, telemetry and conscious sedation.Schedule Information
Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1*36 or 48 Hours can be offered. If Accepting 48 Hours, No OT will be billed until After 48 Hours12 HR NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15***RTO: 7 days MAX for Auto Offer***Float Requirement: Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also.Weekend Requirement: EVERY OTHER WEEKEND.NM creates schedule; ***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING***SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the twoUnit Specific Information
Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1PATIENT 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).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.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