Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit in North Carolina

Registered Nurse (RN) | Progressive Care Unit
Location: North Carolina
Agency: MARS Solutions Group
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

RN - PCU

• About Facility: 600 Hospital Dr, Monroe, NC 28112

• • 174 licensed beds
  • No Trauma Designation
  • Teaching Hospital? Only Community Schools of Nursing
  • Chest Pain Center? No, but part of Lee Garvey Chest Pain Network
  • TJC Stroke accredited
  • Radius rule: Traveler's permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

• Unit Information:

• • How many beds? 11
  • Minimum Years of Experience required? 18 months PCU RN exp (Resource Team)
  • Will you accept a first-time traveler? Not preferred but will consider (Resource Team)

• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• • Stroke, Heart Failure, Chest pain, patient requiring fluid resuscitation/blood products, COPD, Cardiac Cath pre/post, ETOH/CIWA, IVDA, Respiratory illnesses, GI Disorders and infections, Liver Failure, AKI/CKD

• Patient Ratios:

• • RN: 1:3-4
  • CNA: 1:5-6

• Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

• • BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)

• Skills required:

• • Gtt Management: critical care drips to include Insulin, Nitroglycerin, Cardene, Diltiazem, Amiodarone; Heparin, Blood products
  • General PCU skillset: Stroke experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, trach care and management, PIV starts, chest tube management, NGT placement, drain/tube management (Dobhoff, PEG tubes, Hemovac, JP drains, flexiseals, foley insertion/management, etc), PCA pumps

• Support within the Department:

• • CNA - ratios vary
  • Receptionist/HUC
  • Charge nurse, 24/7 - may or may not have patients
  • Phlebotomy - peripheral blood draws only
  • IV/VAT Team
  • Resource Nurse - as available
  • RT, 24/7
  • Hospitalist, 24/7
  • Intensivist, 24/7 (virtual after hours)
  • Telemetry monitoring/tech? No monitoring tech; nurses read monitors and respond
  • Virtual Nurses 24/7

• Technology/Equipment:

• • EMR: EPIC
  • IV Pump: Alaris
  • Med dispensing: Omnicell
  • Monitors: Phillips

• Floating: If yes, where?

• • As needed within Union
  • Will be required to float per region needs - will require floating to all facilities listed below, as needed, within scope of practice - DECLINE if not agreeable
    • Region 2 - Pineville, Anson, Union, Union West, Central Division (CMC Main + CMC Mercy + Levine Children's Hospital)
    • If floating mid-shift, Traveler will be paid for the time traveling between facilities (will remain on the clock)

• Orientation (facility and unit) :

• • NEO
  • 2 days departmental

• Scheduling:

• • Weekend rotation: every other
  • No call for travelers
  • Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays
  • RTO: Resource Team approval

• Other notes:

• • Scrub Color: Navy
  • Parking: Free