2 Alabama Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Jobs
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Additional Information
Required Skills/Experience:
1 year of ICU experience is required.
First-time travelers are accepted with 2 years of ICU experience.
Experience with managing patients on BiPAP/CPAP, cardiac rhythm interpretation, CVP monitoring, monitoring hemodynamic lines, post-surgical drains, trachs, and chest tubes is required.
Titratable drips include, but are not limited to, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Esmolol, Insulin, Cardene, Nitro, Levophed, and Epinephrine.
RNs are required to read and measure telemetry strips.
Special Requests:
You can have only 1 active application for the same position (same unit and shift at the same facility). If you apply for day shift, you can also apply for night shift on the same unit and facility, but you cannot apply for another day shift position on the same unit and facility.
You must include a proof-of-address document to apply. The document must be in your name and match the address on your profile. Only a lease or mortgage agreement, utility bill, vehicle registration, or property tax forms will be accepted; no other document types will be accepted.
Up to 7 days off may be approved, excluding provided blackout dates; blackout dates require NM/Eanh approval.
Unit Details:
4 South is a mixed-acuity PCU with intermediate-care patients and non-vented ICU-level patients.
Patients include neurological and post-procedural cases: post-TNK, Neuro IR procedures (embolizations and angiographies), hemorrhages/aneurysms, burr holes, post-VP shunt placements, post-craniotomy/craniectomy, lumbar drains, spinal cord injuries, non-vented neurological patients including EVDs and continuous EEG, and neuro/spine surgery.
Common diagnoses include respiratory failure, CHF, hypotension, sepsis, AMS, acute neurological diagnosis, DKA, and electrolyte abnormality.
The RN-to-patient ratio is 1:3 based on acuity.
The CNA-to-patient ratio is 1:12.
Uses Omnicell for medication dispensing.
Equipment includes Plum 360 IV pumps, Spacelabs and Resparray monitors, bedside monitors, and a bladder scanner.
Shift & Scheduling:
Weekend rotation is every other weekend; back-to-back weekends may be scheduled rarely.
No call.
The holiday expectation is one major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy.
Clinicians will not automatically be scheduled for those dates, but time off on those dates will not be contractually guaranteed before arrival.
Flexible contract hours: 36 or 48 per week.
The schedule cycle is 6 weeks.
Floating Requirements:
Floating may include any like unit/patient location: MS-MS, MS-ICU task, MS-ER/MS holds, ICU-ICU, ICU-MS task or limit of 3, and ICU-ER/ICU holds.
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PCU Travel Nurse Job Responsibilities and Salary
Responsibilities of a PCU nurse include maintaining ventilators, administering treatments and medications, collaborating with members of the healthcare team, and communicating with patients and their families. Registered Nurses who specialize in progressive care will need BLS and ACLS certifications. Progressive Care Unit nurses usually have between 3 and 4 patients; this ratio may vary depending on the facility. The annual salary in the United States for a PCU Nurse is $88,000. Salaries may be higher if a nurse has additional education or PCU certifications.
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Travel Nurse Jobs in Alabama
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) nurses work in hospital and skilled rehab settings. The Progressive Care Unit is an intermediate unit between the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and med-surg units. It is also called a "step-down unit." Patients are not as acutely ill as those in the ICU, but are also not stable enough to be in a med-surg unit with a higher nurse-patient ratio. Job descriptions for PCU nurses note excellent critical thinking skills, prior emergency or critical care experience, and assessment skills. Are you an experienced PCU Nurse? Explore and apply for high-paying travel nurse jobs today.