Registered Nurse - PCU

Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

RN/PCU Ratios: 1:6 Years of experience REQ: 1 to 2 years Experience Required First-timers accepted:
Yes Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit. Weekend REQ: 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke's 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S. Certs REQ: BLS, NIHSS Required - ACLS preferred. Work Settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Neuro Stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown. Skills REQ:
Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response:
Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry
-on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams. Cardiovascular:
Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath. Endocrine/Metabolic: IV insulin protocols. Gastrointestinal:
Feeding tube care and management. Genitourinary/Renal:
Continuous Bladder, Irrigation, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure. IV therapy/Phlebotomy:
Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Phlebotomy, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs. MEDICATIONS:
Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, PCA. Plastics:
Surgical drains. Respiratory:
Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management. Professional Topics and

Skills:

Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac. Is on-call REQ? No Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes, regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed. FLOAT POOL POSITION WILL NOT be assigned a home unit. Will float between (roughly) 5 units – all Med/Surg Intermediate/PCU Departments and floating to other Metro campuses as needed. Open to accommodating block schedule?

No Locals accepted:
Yes 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:
We have a wide variety of patients that we serve, including but not limited to heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, COPD, pulmonary embolisms, bacteremia, cellulitis, hematuria, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, etc.