25 Kentucky Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Jobs
Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit
$3,062/wk
Contract Details
Travel Pay Breakdown
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Additional Information
Required Skills/Experience:
- First-time travelers not accepted.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- 3 years STAC preferred.
Special Requests:
- All RTO through manager, especially around holiday weeks.
Unit Details:
- Surgical patients (GI, ortho, trauma, GYN/ONC), sickle cell, and general medical patients; large oncology and post-operative population recovering from complex surgeries.
- Blood administration, skeletal/bucks traction, drains, JP, CT, wound dressings, wound vac management, wound care, heparin gtt, high flow, stable BiPAP, and PCA pain management.
- Support includes LPNs, CNA and receptionist support, vascular access team, sepsis and rapid response teams, RT 24/7, remote telemetry monitoring, and 24/7 hospitalist, specialist, and intensivist support.
- Phlebotomy staffing dependent; nursing may be responsible for lab collections.
- Uses Plum ICU Medical IV pumps, Omnicell med dispensing, Philips monitors, Sara Stedy, Arjo lifts, kangaroo pump, and sapphire pump for PCA.
Shift & Scheduling:
- Every other weekend.
- No on-call.
- Holiday expectations: based on scheduled days from facility.
- 7p-730a; can clock in at 653 and must be present for huddle at 7.
Floating Requirements:
- Float to mixed acuity only.
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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 Kentucky
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.