Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program.

References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Teaching Hospital Experience: Preferred

Required Skills/Experience: Note: 2 + years of high acuity PCU level or higher required

Skills: Skills marked with * are preferred IV therapy/Phlebotomy

Accessing Ports* Arterial line management* Blood Product Administration Central line care/management Peripheral Line Care/Management Phlebotomy PICC line management Starting and maintaining IVs Oncology

Chemotherapy Administration* Monitoring Chemotherapy* Respiratory

Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac External CPAP/BIPAP High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs) Nasal Cannula Non-invasive airway management* Oxygen administration Oxygen tanks Tracheostomy care/management Neurological/Psychiatric

Craniotomy* CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)* Pre/Post neurosurgery* Gastrointestinal

Feeding tube care and management Medications

Heparin Protocols Manage Cardiac drips- no titration PCA Titrate Cardiac drips Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response

Interpretation of dysrhythmias Management of dysrhythmias Telemetry -on the unit monitoring Use of Rapid Response/Code teams* Professional Topics and Skills

Isolation Precautions Wound Care/Wound Vac* Endocrine/Metabolic

IV insulin protocols* Titration of Insulin drips* Plastics

Mastectomy* Skin grafts* Surgical drains Work Settings

MS/Tele PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown Additional Skills

Oncology* Screen missing requirements

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Special Procedures/Unit Details: Comprehensive Cancer Center, 318 acute care beds. All inpatient units/ 36 beds. Units are specialized by cancer diagnosis. --Heavy focus on infection prevention protocols and patient falls

Floating Requirements: Floating to MedSurg and PCU Oncology units including: • BMT • Acute Leukemia • Hematology • Medical Oncology • PCU Oncology • Gynecological Oncology • Urology • Colorectal • Surgical Oncology • Corrections Healthcare

Unit Details: Staffing ratios - PCU is 1:3, can be 1:4 w/ mixed acuity, M/S Tele ideally 1:4 but can be 1:5

Types of Patients on Unit: Adults, Geriatrics

Equipment Used on Unit: GE telemetry monitor system Bladder Scanner Alaris pumps Stryker beds Epidurals PCA pumps NG tubes Foley catheters Arterial lines Continuous Bladder Irrigation

Previous Employment Requirements: Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment once they have been away from the facility for 6 months or more

Preferred Credentials: Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate*