PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - IMC

Job Details:

• 13-week contract assignment
• 12-hour variable day and night shifts
• 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Every other weekend and every other holiday required
• Float to all inpatient units as needed, including IMC and CTU units
• Contract eligible for 36 hours of low census unbillable hours, which can be taken in hour increments as needed; unit will typically low census in 4-hour increments and may ask traveler to work only 4 or 8 hours of a shift
• 8-bed observation unit with a patient ratio of 1:4
• Treat patients with conditions including anemia, cellulitis, COPD, dehydration, pre and post-op urology and GI cases
• Administer drips including Cardizem, Nitro, Insulin, and Heparin
• Average patient stay up to 48 hours with high volume of admissions and discharges
• Ability to read and interpret cardiac strips required; EKG exam required during compliance
• Background in observation units or MS/Tele units preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience required
• 1 prior travel assignment required
• EPIC charting experience required
• Required certifications: WI RN License, BLS, ACLS (AHA or ARC); NIHSS highly preferred
• Associate Degree or Certificate required
• Traveler must reside outside 50 miles from facility
• Any color scrubs accepted