RN - PCU

JOB DESCRIPTION
RN - PCU
About Facility:
o 637 licensed beds
o Level 1 Trauma Designation
o Teaching Hospital
o Chest Pain Center
o Stroke Center
Unit Information:
o Beds: 10
Census? 10
o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years PCU RN experience
o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
o Step Down ICU patients
o Common diagnoses: respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI Bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, overdoses
o Step downs from ICU and ER admissions
o Chronic home ventilators with static vent settings
Patient Ratios:
o RN: 1:3-4
o CNA: 1-2 per shift
Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:
o NIHSS, BLS, and ACLS certification required
o CCRN (critical care nursing certification) preferred but not required
o BCR (Basic Cardiac Rythm) meaning traveler will be required to pass an EKG competency exam as part of Compliance

Skills required:

o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucommander, insulin drips, heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP
o Monitoring and management of invasive lines i.e. arterial lines, central venous lines, pulse oximetry, intracranial pressure monitoring
o Assist/management of a variety of bedside procedures i.e. chest tube placement/management, tracheostomy, peg tube placement
Support within the Department:
o CNA? Duties? Yes - assist with VS, Glucose Checks, baths, feeding, ambulating patients, assisting turning patients, hourly rounding, transporting patients as needed (Hospital has designated Transport Team); obtain blood from blood bank
o Receptionist/HUC? Unit secretary on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
o Charge nurse may have patients
o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; nurses drawn from CVLs
o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, resource team floats to all units
o RT 24/7? yes
o Hospitalist 24/7? yes
o Intensivist 24/7? yes
o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central Telemetry Unit
Technology/Equipment:
o EMR: EPIC
o IV Pump:
Alaris
o Med dispensing:
Pyxis
o Monitors:
Phillips
o Unit specific equipment:
VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips
Belmont Rapid Infuser
TABLO
PCA pain management
SCD's (sequential compression devices)
Cooling and heating blankets-devices
Floating:
If yes, where?
o Within and below scope as needed
Orientation (facility and unit):
o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
o 2 days departmental
Scheduling:
o Weekend rotation: 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule)
o On call? If so, what is that schedule? No call
o Holiday Expectations: work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after + 12/24 or 12/25 + 12/31 or 1/1
o RTO Requests:
Manager approval
o Shift times: 12-hour shifts 7A-7P or 7P-7A
o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks
Other notes:
o Scrub Color: RN
- Navy
o Parking:
Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
o Unit Culture: busy but work as team

CUSTOM FIELDS
Simpli Fi Job Status
Simpli Fi Job Status Notes
Shift
12hr Night Shift - 36
Shift Information
7p-7a
Simpli Fi Clinical Interviewing
- Yes/No
Yes
On Call, Call Back Requirements
None
Weekend Rotation
6 weekend shifts on a 6 week schedule (6 shifts out of 12)
Holiday Requirements
Travelers will work 75% of holidays
Floating Requirements
To other PCU units

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