Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Total Med RN is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU
- Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Total Med RN is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU
- Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

• Specialty:
  PCU
  - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  11/01/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

• Unit:
  Transplant MS/Stepdown
• General Information:
• oBeds: 26 Med Surg beds; 6 Stepdown beds
• oPatient Types/Common Diagnoses:
  Kidney/Liver transplants. It is also common for us to take overflow of urology patients with continuous bladder irrigation.
• o Patient Ratios: 5:1 MS, 3:1 SD
• Support within the Department:
• oCNAs: help with ADL’s, vital signs
• oReceptionist/HUC 24/7
• oCharge nurse – only takes patients when needed
• oPhlebotomy? Midnight to 8 am, get transplant labs first thing in morning
• oIV/VAT Team? Yes
• oResource Nurse available when staffing allows
• oRT available 24/7
• oHospitalist? Transplant team available 24/, including physicians, PA’s, educators, NP’s
• oTelemetry monitoring/tech: tele techs available
• Required
  
  Certifications:
• oRN License
• oBLS, ACLS
• Skills required:
  
  Experience with post-transplant patients (fresh transplants will mostly go to ICU first then transfer to this unit), comfortable lines, drains, NGT’s, antirejection medications, blood products, pain management, PCA pumps, CBI, and possible gtt titration
• oMinimum Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  3-5 preference (must have some experience in stepdown or PCU)
• oAccepts first-time traveler:
  Yes-if have 3-5 years experience
• oMust work independently and act as traditional traveler when not with preceptee due to didactic classes
• Technology/Equipment:
• oEMR: EPIC
• oIV Pump:
  Plum 360
• oMed dispensing:
  Pyxis
• oMonitors:
  Philips
• oUnit specific equipment: CO2 monitor in SD rooms
• Floating:
  Occasionally to other MS/SD units if not with orientee
• Orientation (facility and unit):
• oMonday- RISE orientation, EPIC test out (if applicable), parking and badging.
• oTuesday
  - Clinical Orientation and checkoffs followed by Health Streams and online module completion.
• oThursday or Friday- full 12 hour orientation shift
• oWill spend following week working independently on unit
• Scheduling:
• oWeekend rotation: 4 weekend shifts in 4-week period
• oOn call:
  No on call
• oHoliday Expectations:
  Based on department needs
• oShift times: 645-715
• oSchedule cycle: 4 week schedules posted 4 weeks in advance of 1 schedule day
• oScrub Color:
  Navy blue
• oParking:
  Dayshift- P12 with shuttle to campus, Night shift- P1 attached to hospit

Total Med is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

Total Med specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, Total Med continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1