1 Nevada Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Jobs
Travel Nurse (RN) - Intermediate Care Unit
$2,289/wk
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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:
Required Skills/Experience: Experience with vasopressors, titratable drips, art lines, neuro-stepdown patients, procedural sedation, thrombolytics, and trach management.
Preferred Skills/Experience: Medical/Neuro ICU experience preferred.
Required Credentials: ECG/Telemetry exam required, including reading/interpreting rhythm strips. Failure of the telemetry exam will result in contract termination.
Unit Details: Intermediate Care Unit cares for patients with severe but usually non-life-threatening conditions requiring moderately complex assessments, moderately intensive therapies and interventions, and moderate nursing vigilance. Patient population includes adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients with general medical conditions, post-ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke, sepsis, cardiac, and respiratory diagnoses.
Shift & Scheduling: No call. May be required to pick up one additional shift during the schedule period. Schedule may include weekends. Travelers must work 2 of the 3 major holidays; Eve + Day = 1 holiday.
Floating Requirements: May be required to float to the needs of the organization up to competency level.
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 Nevada
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.
