Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,689 per week

Company: Health Good Samaritan
Location: Kearney
Posted on: November 15, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.
  • Job Details
  • A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking for Night PCU RN's.
  • 12 hour shifts, 36 hours guaranteed.
  • 2 years of unit experience.
  • Looking for someone who is flexible and willing to learn as well as take feedback along the way.
  • Successful nurse is a team player, flexible, adaptable, and has good communication skills.
  • Different cultural populations are served on this unit- primarily Hispanic and Somalian.
    • Job Requirements
    • 2 years of unit experience.
      • Schedule Information
      • 12 hour shifts, 36 hours guaranteed.
      • Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1830, 1830-0630 / Smart Square online scheduling.
      • Weekend Requirements: Every third.
      • Holiday Requirements: Rotating with perm staff.
      • Floating Requirements: Yes to MedSurg or to ICU to take PCU acuity patients.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Department: PCU
        • Beds: 40 beds with an average daily census of 24.
        • Ratios: 1:4-5 both days and nights.
        • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults, Cardiac med/surg, dialysis, cancer diagnosis, vascular, sepsis, adult respiratory, stroke, post stent, post pacer placement, renal failure.
        • Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes.
        • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, Nitro, Dopamine, Cardizem, Amiodarone, insulin.
        • Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes.
        • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes, 1:12.
        • RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides troubleshooting?: High flow.
        • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs must read and interpret.
        • Scrub Color/Dress code: Navy Blue.
        • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 1 week.
          • Additional Details
          • WILL NOT APPROVE BLOCKED SCHEDULING OR SAME SCHEDULE/SHIFTS, MUST BE FLEXIBLE AND WILLING TO FLOAT AND WORK WHEN NEEDED.
          • Overhead lifts in half the rooms, portable lifts, vein finders, bladder scanner.
          • Focus on patient experience scores, responsiveness, hospital environment, and communication about medications.
          • Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
          • RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.

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