PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - Stepdown

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour shifts with available schedules of 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM or 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Weekend night shift focus including Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Saturday, Sunday, Monday rotations
• Every other weekend or 2 weekends per 4-week schedule required
• Holiday work required and will be incorporated into the permanent staff holiday schedule as needed
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:6 for floor patients and 1:3 for stepdown patients
• Care for patients with multi-trauma, traumatic brain injuries, fractures, general surgery, bariatric surgery, and other medical and surgical conditions
• Must have experience with complex wound care, drains, devices, traumatic injuries, chest tubes, respiratory support, TBIs, and complex spinal cord injuries
• Must have Epic experience and Level 1 Trauma experience
• Must have 1:6 ratio experience
• Administer and manage drips including heparin and PCAs on the floor, and insulin, Cardizem, and other non-pressor drips on stepdown
• Must be able to read and validate telemetry strips as monitor techs will run and monitor but RN validation is required
• Respiratory therapy available 24/7 with stable and chronic vents on unit
• Floating to like units including floor and stepdown is required
• Scrub color requirement: Royal Blue
• Required certification: BLS
• Cancellation policy: 2 shifts per 13-week contract
• Charting system: Epic