Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,508 per week

Certification Details REQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certifications Job 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 4:1 Unit 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 Hours 12 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 Epic SCHEDULING TYPE: NM creates schedule; NO BLOCK SCHEDULING SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the two Job Requirements Minimum Years of Experience: 2 yrs of Experience Needed Traveler Experience: Accepts 1st time travelers. Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes REQUIRED 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 Precautions REQUIRED: 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 Hours 12 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 two Unit Specific Information Target Ratios: 3:1 or 4:1 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). 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