Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,146 per week Job Listing at CHI Health St Francis in Grand Island, NE (Job ID 5465462-2024-10-27)

Description

Certification Details
• Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.

Job Details
• A large system in Nebraska/Iowa is looking for PCU RN's. 36 hours guaranteed. 1 year of unit experience. BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.

Job Requirements
• 1 year of unit experience.
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.

Schedule Information
• Shift times are 0630-1900 and 1830-0700.
• Every other weekend required.
• Holiday requirements as needed to meet unit needs.
• Floating to MedSurg, Inpatient Rehab, or Skilled Care may be required.
• Unit schedulers will make traveler's schedules.

Unit Specific Information
• Department: Stepdown
• Common titratable & set rate drips include: Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, IV antibiotics, Insulin; maintenance doses of IV meds (non-titratable).
• Nurse aids/patient care tech ratios and duties.
• Block scheduling and self-scheduling policies.

Additional Details
• Number of Beds: 33
• Nurse to Patient Ratios: 1:4-5
• Types of patients include: young adults through geriatrics, sepsis, STEMI, CHF, chest pain, COVID, stroke, renal failure, COPD, DKA, and patients with complex medical issues including multisystem failure.
• RN's are required to titrate drips.
• Charge Nurse present on each shift; may take assignments.
• CNA ratios: 1:10 - fluctuates based on unit census.
• RT equipment includes BiPAP, Airvo.
• RNs must read and interpret tele monitors.
• Scrubs: RN - Navy Blue
• Orientation: First week classroom then 2-12 hour shifts on the floor.
• Attributes for a successful nurse: strong sense of teamwork, friendly, positive can-do attitude, engagement in positive patient experience with commitment to bedside report and hourly rounding.