Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,749 per week at Parkridge Medical Center

Chattanooga, TN 37450

Certification Details

Job Details

Hospital: Parkridge Medical Center
Specialty: RN
Unit Name: 3West Cardiac
Building: Main- 3rd floor
General Information
Number of Beds: 30
Patient Ratio : 5-6 : 1
Unit staffing description - Unit clerk on days, 2-3 PCTs day & night, Nursing Supervisor, Hospitalists
Type of equipment: Welch Allyn vitals neuron, Novameter glucose, Philips Telemetry and MP2s
Documentation system: Meditech-HCA version
Medications: WOW with med drawers, PyxisES dispensing system

Job Requirements

Requested Skill Set: Cardiac knowledge preferred
Must have: ACLS/BLS
Advanced skills needed: Knowledge of Heparin, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, and Amiodarone drips
Procedures performed on unit: Chest Tube management, wound vac management, EKGs ad lib

Schedule Information

Scheduling requirements: equivalent of every other weekend (4 weekend shifts/4-week schedule)
Floating policy: other M/S areas: general MS, Ortho, PCU (Progressive Care Unit), M/S surgical w oncology. We rotate unless skill mix is needed.
Patient Experience requirements: Bedside Rounding, Hourly Rounding with 5Ps checked. Reporting to PCTs of known needs at beginning and during shifts, Check glass board for dept focus areas, Scrolling video kiosk available as well as email for update references.

Unit Specific Information

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Documentation of telemetry application, acknowledging rhythm strips and place in chart each shift. NO PASS ZONE for bed alarms, call lights, and IV alarms, etc.
Dress Code: RN- Navy and CNA/PCT- ceil blue scrub set and jacket (if desired). May wear white, blue, grey, or black tshirt underneath if desired- no graphics. No artificial or gel nails or gel nail polish
Awards/Recognition: Facebook/ Parkridge Medical Center page has many photos, stories, and videos, Daisy and Bee Awards, iHEAL nominations

Additional Details

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: We have Charge Nurses with 12, 16-, and 39-year seniority on dayshift and 15+ on nightshift. Shared Governance per units and facility.