PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - PCU

Job Details:

• 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• 48 guaranteed hours per week
• 13-week contract
• Float to all inpatient units as needed
• Every other weekend required
• Every other holiday rotation required
• Low census hours available in increments - unit may ask traveler to work only 4 or 8 hours of a shift as needed
• Work in a 44-bed intermediate cardiac stepdown unit with fast-paced, high patient turnover
• Patient ratio typically 1:4
• Care for post-op CABG/Valve, thoracotomy, vascular, arrhythmia, CHF, post-procedure cath, pacer, defib, ablations, acute CP/MI, and med/surg overflow patients including detox, DKA, COPD exacerbation, respiratory failure, and Fem Pop Bypass
• Must be able to pass EKG test during first week of hire
• Candidates must have experience with Amiodarone, Cardizem, and Nitro Drips
• Minimum 1 year of strong cardiac experience required (Cardiac SDU, Intermediate Cardiac, or Cardiac ICU)
• Minimum 2 years of IMC/PCU/Telemetry experience required
• At least one prior travel assignment required
• Minimum 1 year of recent EPIC charting experience required
• Required certifications: WI RN License, BLS, and ACLS (AHA or ARC)
• Associate Degree or Certificate required; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Scrub colors: any color