PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Opportunity:

RN - Tele Float Pool Stepdown

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour shifts on days (7:00 AM - 7:00 PM) or nights (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
• Every-other-weekend requirement, Saturday and Sunday for both day and night shifts
• Work in the holiday rotation schedule with permanent staff
• Float pool position covering multiple units including 6N (36 beds), 7N (29 beds), 4N (36 beds), 5S (36 beds), 6S (36 beds), and Critical Care (20 beds)
• Report to the clinical coordinator's office prior to shift start time for unit assignment
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5-6 on most units for both days and nights, with occasional possibility of 7 patients toward end of shift
• Common patient diagnoses include CHF, cardiac cath, chest pain, pneumonia, chronic renal disease, COPD, orthopedic, and oncology cases
• Must be able to read and interpret cardiac rhythm strips on Phillips monitors; most units have monitor techs available
• Will not be required to titrate drips
• CPAP and BiPAP equipment present on units, managed by respiratory therapy
• CNAs available on all units
• Charge nurse available on every unit; day charge does not take patients, night charge does take patients
• 1-2 shifts of orientation with a preceptor provided
• Must wear royal blue scrubs
• Charting system: EPIC
• Must take and pass a cardiac rhythm exam upon placement
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS (AHA)
• Must provide a copy of unexpired driver's license upon submission
• Must reside within a 50-mile radius