RN - PCU

Details

Client Name
Valley Hospital

Job Type
Travel

Offering
Nursing

Profession
RN

Specialty
PCU

Job ID
19434276

Weekly Pay
$2348.0


Shift Details

Shift
Nights

Scheduled Hours
36


Job Order Details

Start Date
12/14/2026

End Date
03/15/2027

Duration
13 Week(s)


Job Description
Registered Nurse (RN)

About the Facility

Located in Spokane Valley, WA, this facility is a Level III Trauma Center with 123 beds, serving the community with quality healthcare.

Unit Information

Minimum Years of Experience Required: 1 year of true Telemetry or Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience.

• First-time travelers are welcome.

Patient Types and Common Diagnoses

The registered nurse will float between various areas and provide care anywhere within the hospital scope of practice.

• 3rd Floor: Medical/Surgical (44 Beds)
  
  
  • Medical Patients: COPD, CHF, Sepsis, AKI/CKD, DVT, PE, cellulitis, pancreatitis, ETOH.
  • Surgical/Ortho: total joints (knees/hips), GI (exploratory lap, hemicolectomy, bowel resection), GU (TURP, cystos, CBI), GYN (hysterectomy), podiatry, ENT.
  • Telemetry capable: tele tech in addition to bedside monitoring.
• 2nd Floor: Acute Respiratory Floor (16 Beds)
  
  
  • Conditions include COPD, pneumonia, and CHF.
  • Support for high flow oxygen and BiPap.
  • RT office adjacent to unit for quick response on declining patients.
• 1st Floor: ED/MS Overflow
  
  
  • Observation and general MedSurg.
• Progressive Care
  
  
  • PCU beds are part of the Critical Care Unit. The nurse will care only for PCU level patients.
  • Common cases: Afib RVR, routine checks, medical, and surgical progressive care patients.

Patient Ratios

• MedSurg: 1:5
• PCU: 1:3, with no CNA support.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• BLS and ACLS are mandatory.
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation exam will be required during the compliance process.

Skills Required

• High flow oxygen, chest tube management, peripheral IV starts and maintenance, wound care, and dressing changes.
• Experience with wound vacs, drains (JP, hemovacs), nephrostomy tubes, pain management, PCA, and central line management.
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation with the administration of drips including Heparin, amiodarone, Cardizem, and nitro.
• Interest in Charge RN responsibilities is beneficial but not required.

Support within the Department

• CNA support available on Med-Surg units.
• Charge RN may hold a partial patient assignment while providing resources.
• Phlebotomy services available 24/7.
• Respiratory Therapy available 24/7.
• Hospitalist services available 24/7.
• Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Language Pathology during day hours.
• Rapid Response and Code Team on standby.
• Centralized telemetry monitoring with available tech support 24/7.

Technology and Equipment

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump: ICU Plum Medical
• Medication dispensing: Pyxis
• Unit specific equipment available to staff.

Floating Policy

Travelers will provide care for PCU and MedSurg patients throughout the hospital.

Orientation

• 1 day of classroom training plus skills check-off.
• 12 hours of unit orientation spread across 3 units with 4 hours on each unit.
• Successful completion
  
  
  Client Details
  Address
  12606 E Mission Ave
  
  City
  Spokane
  
  State
  WA
  
  Zip Code
  99216
  
  
  Unit Details
  Unit Description
  General Information
  Beds: 39 - MICU, SICU, CICU, TICU - mixed unit
  Minimal Experience:
  2 years of ICU experience EXCLUDING travel experience is most preferred
  If they have 1.5 years of ICU experience EXCLUDING travel, please have CRT send to management team for approval
  Will you accept a first-time traveler? No. Minimum one prior travel assignment
  Traveler must reside >100 miles outside of facility
  Permanent staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
  Patient Types:
  Complex ICU patients ranging from surgical, medical, cardiac (preferred), neuro and trauma
  Diagnoses include: ARDS, MI, CVA/TIA, COVID, s/p cardiac cath, post-surgical, multiple system trauma - heavy trauma population
  Cardiac experience is preferred (not required): CABG/TAVR - 24 to 48 hrs post op experience is preferred but not required for travelers
  Will not take fresh open hearts unless they are experienced, and the facility felt comfortable with this - given to permanent staff
  Patient Ratios:
  RN: 1:1, 2:1, 3:1