Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

Required Skills/Experience:
IV insertion.
Chest tube management.
DHT insertion/management.
Tracheostomy experience.
CVC management.
EKG.
Foley management.
Early patient mobility.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Cardiac/telemetry experience.
PCU and/or critical care experience.

Special Requests:
Any special scheduling requests must be made with Manager upon arrival at facility.
May request days off as needed prior to schedule closing.
Can accommodate block scheduling for night shift.

Unit Details:
Dayshift has a unit secretary and 2-3 PCTs depending on census; night shift has 2-3 PCTs depending on census.
Uses Welch Allyn dynamaps, Phillips telemetry, Phillips MP2, Pyxis, Alaris pumps, Hill-Rom beds, iMobile devices, MobiLab, Patient Keeper, and a wound care app.
Heavy cardiac patient population; CV surgery patients transition to PCU after ICU.
PCU gtts include Dopamine, Dobutrex, Nitro, Heparin, Cardizem, Lidocaine, Milrinone, Amiodarone, Cardene, Labetolol, Insulin, and titrated Precedex.
Medical, cardiac, and surgical complex intermediate-care population including sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, heart blocks, post-cardiac catheterization, AKI, CKD, diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, CVA, acute and chronic respiratory failure, GI bleed, pneumonia, post-operative day one CABG, post-operative day one aortic valve surgery, post-thoracic surgery, and post-neurosurgery.
Procedures performed on unit include Foley placement, IV insertion, wound vac management, DKA management, EKGs, DHT/NG placement, patient ambulation, and ADLs.
Collects microbiology specimens such as MRSA screens and UAs; unit does not perform its own phlebotomy.

Shift & Scheduling:
3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule.
Self-scheduling within reason to allow balanced staffing.
Schedule is finalized 2 weeks in advance.
Flexible contract hours: 48 per week may be accommodated.

Floating Requirements:
Travel RNs float first; floating rotates, and the oldest float date will float first.

Details:

• AUTO OFFER - NO INTERVIEW: This is an auto-offer position. You will likely not interview with the facility prior to receiving an offer. However, an interview can be arranged upon request. All time off requests must be submitted at application. Scheduling requests must be worked out with the manager directly upon starting the assignment. Any offers for this job will require a clear "Yes" or "No" response from the nurse within 24hrs or the offer must be declined.

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