PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - IMC

Job Details:

• 13-week assignment with an ASAP start date
• 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Guaranteed 48 hours per week
• Float to all inpatient units as needed, including IMC and CTU units
• Every other weekend and every other holiday rotation required
• Contract is eligible for 36 hours of low census unbillable hours, which can be taken in hour increments as needed
• Unit may low census in 4-hour increments and could 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, and administer cardiac drips (Cardizem, Nitro, Insulin, Heparin)
• Average patient stay up to 48 hours with a high volume of admissions and discharges
• Ability to read and interpret cardiac strips required
• EKG exam required during compliance
• EPIC charting experience required
• Minimum 3 years of experience required
• 1 prior travel assignment required
• Background in observation units or MS/Tele units preferred
• Required certifications: WI RN License, BLS, ACLS (AHA or ARC); NIHSS highly preferred
• Associate Degree or Certificate required
• Scrub colors: any color