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:

• Shift & Scheduling:

• Can do 13 wks, or up to 1/24 end date.

• Manager preference is to end 1/0, 1/17 or 1/24 to assist with holiday coverage. Will prioritize these candidates.

• D/N or Nights. If you accept a 12D/N rotating contract, you may be scheduled for days, nights, or a combination of both, depending on the department’s needs. Shift assignments are reviewed every 4-week scheduling period, but changes are not guaranteed and are based on staffing priorities at that time.

• No set schedule, no set weekends, no block schedule.

• Facility determines the complete schedule, with the possibility of working every weekend. Must be flexible.

• Maximum 7 straight days off.

• 14-week contract required if taking 7 days off.

• Required Skills/Experience: -Nurses with ICU and PCU backgrounds also do well here

• High acuity PCU patient experience

• • Interpretation of dysrhythmias

• • Use of rapid response teams

• • Feeding tube care and management

• • Accessing Ports

• • Blood Product Administration

• • Central line care/management

• • Peripheral Line Care/Management

• • PICC line management

• • Starting IVs

• • Heparin Protocols

• • Manage Cardia drips- no titration

• • PCA

• • Titrate Cardiac drips

• • Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac

• • External CPAP/BIPAP

• • High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)

• • Interpretation of ABGs

• • Nasal Cannula

• • Tracheostomy Management

• Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Oncology experience.

• Pediatric experience

• Teaching Hospital Experience

• Management of dysrhythmias

• • IV insulin protocols

• • Titration of Insulin drips

• • Phlebotomy

• • Chemotherapy Administration

• • Monitoring Chemotherapy

• • Wound Care/Wound Vac

• • Arterial line management

• Surgical drains

• • Non-invasive airway management

• Unit Details:

• Medical Oncology with progressive care beds/pediatric patients.

• High acuity of PCU and small amount of med surg

Types of Patients on Unit: Solid Tumor, Orthopedic Oncology, Thoracic Oncology

• Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit:

• 8J is a 36 bed Oncology Telemetry unit with over 24 beds dedicated to PCU level of care.

• Heavy focus on infection prevention protocols and patient falls

• Equipment Used on Unit:

• B450 monitors GE telemetry system.

• Bladder Scanner.

• Alaris pumps.

• Stryker beds.

• Continuous Bladder Irrigation

• PCA Pumps

• Required Credentials:

• 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.

• Previous Employment Requirements:

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

• Current employees are ineligible to be hired as a traveler at any Ohio State University hospital location

Details:

• AUTO OFFER - NO INTERVIEW: Please request an interview for one match from this facility at a time. You will not interview with the hiring manager if the facility chooses to extend an offer to you for this position. 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.