Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,777 per week at Parkridge Medical Center
Chattanooga, TN 37450
About the Job
- BLS and ACLS certifications are required.
Certification Details
- HCA Healthcare (Parent) affiliated Parkridge Medical Center located in Chattanooga, TN, has an open position in the Progressive Care Unit.
- The PCU delivers highly individualized care to medical, cardiac, and surgical complex patients requiring intermediate care such as: Sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, heart blocks, post cardiac catheterization, AKI, CKD, diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, CVA, acute and chronic respiratory failure, GI bleed, pneumonia, post-operative day one coronary artery bypass grafting, post-operative day one aortic valve surgery, post thoracic surgery, post neurosurgery, as well as other complex patients.
Job Details
- Requested Skill Set includes cardiac/telemetry experience, PCU and/or critical care experience.
- Advanced skills needed: IV insertion, chest tube management, DHT insertion/management, tracheostomy experience, CVC management, EKG, Foley management, early patient mobility.
- Procedures performed on unit: Foley placement, IV insertion, wound vac management, DKA management, EKGs, DHT/NG placement, patient ambulation, ADLs.
Job Requirements
- Scheduling requirements include 3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule.
- Self-scheduling (within reason to allow balanced staffing).
- May request days off as needed prior to schedule closing.
- Schedule will be finalized 2 weeks in advance.
- Can accommodate block scheduling for night shift.
Schedule Information
- Number of Beds: 29
- Patient Ratios: 4:1
- Unit staffing description - Dayshift unit secretary and 2-3 PCTs depending on census. Nightshift has 2-3 PCTs depending on census.
- Type of equipment: Welch Allyn dynamaps, Phillips telemetry, Phillips MP2, Pyxis, Alaris pumps, Hill-Rom beds, iMobile devices, MobiLab
- Documentation system: Meditech
- We have experienced RNs on both day and night shift, including RNs on both shifts with ICU experience.
- There are more travel RNs on night shift vs dayshift, but resources are available on both shifts to answer any questions.
Unit Specific Information
- Travel RNs float first and rotate floating, with the oldest float date floating first.
- We have a heavy cardiac patient population, and the CV surgery patients come to PCU when they leave our ICU.
- We perform Q6H head-to-toe assessments and chart each one fully.
- Typical patient care includes managing gtts such as Dopamine, Dobutrex, Nitro, Heparin, Cardizem, Lidocaine, Milrinone, Amiodarone, Cardene, Labetolol, Insulin, and we also titrate Precedex.
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