Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,787 per week at Parkridge Medical Center
Chattanooga, TN 37450
About the Job
- Certifications: BLS/ACLS/NIH
- Certifications Required: ACLS
Certification Details
- Hospital: Parkridge Medical Center
- Unit Name: 3West Cardiac
- Building: Main- 3rd floor
- General Information
Job Details
- Requested Skill Set: Cardiac knowledge preferred
- 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
Job Requirements
- Scheduling requirements: equivalent of every other weekend (4 weekend shifts/4-week schedule)
Schedule 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
- 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 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 t-shirt underneath if desired- no graphics. No artificial or gel nails or gel nail polish
Unit Specific Information
