Tact Staff
Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,318 per week
Tact Staff, Martinsburg, West Virginia, 25402
Salary: Up to $2,318 per week
Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit Discipline: RN Start Date: ASAP Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours Employment Type: Travel Submission Requirements: ALL SUBMITTALS MUST INCLUDE A UNEXPIRED COPY OF THE CANDIDATES DRIVES LICENSE Can only submit to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU system Drivers license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility Previous perm candidates must be gone for 2 years Previous travelers there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 years Individual unit requirements listed in pulse apply. Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 email We are only permitted to submit 2 candidates per opening, if the position is at max, we will hold on to the submission if a spot opens up COVID VACCINE REQUIRED: Fully vaccinated means either 2 shots of Moderna or Pfizer or 1 shot of J&J; If a traveler wants to decline based on a Medical or Religious reason, please have them fill out the appropriate Exemption Form and email it to the address on the form. These should be done ASAP as they have to go through a council to be approved or denied Unit 2nd floor Stepdown Beds & Unit Specific Info 1) 2nd Floor has 20-Beds - all private rooms Unit Specic Info: PCU/Stepdown. ativan & insulin drips, as well as titrating drips (currently only do set-rate drips). Certs "BLS & ACLS are the only required certifications Ok with 1st time travelers" Ratios 1:5 for both Day & Night shift EMR EPIC Charge Nurse/House Supervisor This can vary day-by-day. Sometimes they have a "floating" Charge Nurse who goes between 2nd & 6th floor. Otherwise they have a Charge Nurse on each floor but they do take a full patient assignment Nurse Aides When they are fully staffed they like to have 3 PCTon each floor; however, there are times when they might only have 1 PCT per floor Weekend Requirement Every-other-weekend. Nights is Fri/Sat; Days Sat/Sun Holidays The Director tries not to schedule travelers on holidays if possible; however, this will be based off the needs of the unit. The expectation would still be that travelers could work holidays if needed. Scrub Color Navy blue - navy or white jacket - undershirt white or navy - hair must be natural hair color - No pink/purple/blue. Distasteful tattoos must be covered. Tele Monitors Phillips Cardiac Monitors - 2 monitor techs/69 monitors but sometimes only have 1 - Currently have a central monitor station & hardwired in the rooms. The data from the monitors, vents, etc. flows directly into EPIC (only have boxes but will have some hardwired into the rooms later this year.) Do nurses read strips? Q 4 hrs & export into pts chart but nurse has to go inot the cchart & document the strip & rhyhtme & doc that they revieweed it. Drips Cardizem, Amiodarone, Labetolol, Dop, Dobutamine, Hep & Intetgrigl per protocol, Nitro, set rate Vents Bipap, Cpap, High Flow managed per RT Hospitalist or Intensivist in house Hospitalist in-house 24/7 IV Team No IV Team RT 24/7 RT is in-house 24/7 Pharmacy 24/7 Pharmacy in-house 24/7 & on the unit during the day - Omnicell Shifts "12's 7-730 for both day or night shifts Use Kronos to enter schedule requests then the clinical coordinator enters & manager approves, at least 2 weeks in advance for 4 weeks at a time. Will allow block scheduling if in the contract. Sun - Sat (confirm if same as ICU) " Floating Rarely float but if they did float ICU to overflow tele or Ortho/MedSurg Floor specific orientation 1-2 depending on expeirente Common diagnosis / Types of patients Elevated trop, no titration, no DKA, no vents, active cp, active CP, active CP, pre/post cath with & w/out intervention - post STEMI after recover ICU, NSTEMI, peritoneal dialy (will teach them), pacers, occas post-surg (hip if ortho full or have cardiac issue), oncology (if full), Tact Medical Staffing Job ID 496560. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - IMC/PCU/Stepdown About Tact Staff Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level. Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you. Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact. Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do. Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.