Registered Nurse - PCU

Registered Nurse

PCU Ratios: 1:4. On rare occasions, ratio could flex to 1:6 and travelers will be expected to take the extra patients. Years of experience required: 2 years. Strong ventilator experience required. First-timers accepted:
Yes. Weekend requirement: 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke's 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S. Certifications required: BLD NIHSS.

Skills required:

Work settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry. Cardiac monitoring and emergency response:
Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry on the unit monitoring. Gastrointestinal:
Feeding tube care and management. Genitourinary/Renal:
Pre/Post hemodialysis management, Renal failure. IV therapy/Phlebotomy:
Accessing ports, Blood product administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral line care/management, PICC line management, Starting IVs. Medications:
Heparin protocols, Manage cardiac drips- no titration, PCA, Titrate cardiac drips. Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA, Traumatic brain injury. Respiratory:
Care of ventilated patient, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High flow nasal cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal cannula, Oxygen face masks, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy management. Professional topics and skills:
Isolation precautions. Is on-call required? No. Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes, regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed. Open to accommodating block schedule? No. Locals accepted:
No, home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility. Pending license accepted:
No. RTO restrictions:
No more than 7 days. Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. The cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length to which the contractor personnel is assigned. Special requirements:
Patient diagnoses:
Pulmonary stepdown, intermediate care, ventilated trach pts, COPD, pulm patients, airvo, bipap pulm valve placement, CPAP, resp tx high acuity pts. Special procedures/unit details:
Endobronchial valves, ventilators.