Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,076 per week at CHI Health St Francis
Grand Island, NE 68803
About the Job
- *Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS*
Certification Details
- A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking PCU RN's. 36 hours guaranteed.
- 1 years of unit experience.
- BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required.
Job Details
- 1 years of unit experience.
- BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required.
Job Requirements
- 36 hours guaranteed.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1900, 1830-0700 // Unit schedulers will make travelers schedule.
- Weekend Requirements: Every other.
- Holiday Requirements: As needed to meet unit needs.
Schedule Information
- # of Beds: 33
- 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)
- Charge Nurse: Yes - does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
- RN duties: Reading and interpreting tele monitors
- Tele/Monitor Techs: Yes, RNs must read and interpret
- Nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit: Ratios? Duties?: CNAs 1:10 ratio- availability fluctuates based on unit census
- RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): BiPAP, Airvo
Unit Specific Information
- ACLS, BLS, NIHSS; Department: Stepdown
- 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)
- Charge Nurse: Yes - does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
- Nurse aids/patient care techs: CNAs 1:10 ratio- availability fluctuates based on unit census
- RT Equipment: BiPAP, Airvo
- RN duties: Reading and interpreting tele monitors
- Busy patient flow: admitting and discharging within the same 6-hour time frame while also completing shift change.
- Attributes for success: strong sense of teamwork, friendly, positive can-do attitude, commitment to positive patient experience with bedside report and hourly rounding.
- 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
- Radius Rule: 50 miles and candidates may not be affiliated with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
- RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13-week contract). No additional RTO will be approved, including after submissions.
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