Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - COVID19 1,973 per week

Certification Details BLS
ACLS
NIHSS
Job Details A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking PCU RNs. 36 hours guaranteed. 1 years of unit experience.
Job Requirements 1 years of unit experience.
Schedule Information Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): , / Unit schedulers will make travelers schedule
Weekend Requirements: Every other
Holiday Requirements: As needed to meet unit needs
Unit Specific Information Department: Stepdown
Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Additional Details # of Beds: 33
Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:4-5
Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Young adults through geriatrics, sepsis, STEMI, CHF, chest pain, COVID, stroke, renal failure, COPD, DKA, patients with complex medical issues including multisystem failure
Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, IV antibiotics, Insulin; maintenance doses of IV meds (non titratable)
Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: CNAs 1:10 ratio- available CNAs fluctuates based on unit census
RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): BiPAP, Airvo
Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Yes, RNs must read and interpret
Floating Requirements: Can float to MedSurg, Inpatient Rehab, or Skilled Care
Scrub Color/Dress code: RN: Navy Blue
How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: First week classroom then 2-12 hour shifts on the floor
Additional Notes: Busy patient flow- admitting and discharging within the same 6 hour time frame while also completing shift change. Attributes that will help make a nurse successful on this unit are a strong sense of teamwork, friendly, positive can-do attitude, engagement in positive patient experience with commitment to bedside report and hourly rounding
Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.