TRAVEL - RN - PCU (612) - HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's - 7A - 7P - VENDOR

Surgical Transplant 5A

Location: HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's

Address: 1719 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80218 - Floor: 5A

Building: A Tower

Unit Information

Number of Beds 34 (department is physically split between 2 floors, 5th and 6th)

Number of Staff ~45

Type of staff: Depends on patient census

Day Shift Charge RN without patient assignment; staff nurses; PCTs

Night Shift same as above - no changes in ratios

Patient Ratios 1:4-5 (We occasionally flex to 1:6 if we have Med/Surg overflow)

Traveler will be required to manage patio ratios of 1:5 or 1:6

Type of equipment bladder scanner on each floor, Mobilabs for lab specimen labeling in each room, EKG machine, AccuVein, Virtual Sitter Cameras, W.O.Ws, Hoyer Lift, Sara Steady Lift, Sit to Stand Lift, Cortrak Machine to place Dobhoff tubes (core staff have competency), Ultrasound Guided PIV Machine

EMR - Meditech

Typical Hiring Profile

Skill Set Most Recruited For: Travel RNs, Local CNAs

Must Have: Candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

Minimum 1-year acute care hospital Stepdown/PCU Experience

BLS & ACLS

Preferred or Nice to Have: Candidates with these skills will be considered first.

Experience with Solid Organ Transplant (kidney, liver or pancreas)

Experience with modalities of higher oxygen delivery/respiratory support (Vapotherm/Bipap/CPAP)

Knowledge of Chest Tube management and care

Experience/knowledge of Tracheostomy management and care

Experience with NG/Dobhoff placement and management

Experience in management of DKA patients and insulin drips

Strong critical thinking skills: identifying decompensating patients (ie: sepsis)

List Typical Procedures Performed on Unit(s): Wound/drain care (large surgical population)

Frequent lab draws from Central Lines

Transfusing blood products

Use of two point soft physical restraints

Use of NICOM (form of non-invasive cardiac monitoring)

CBI (Continuous Bladder Irrigation)

Plasmapheresis (partner with the HD/infusion nurse, done on the unit)

Experience caring for patients with Heparin gtts, PCA's, Epidurals, Cardiac Arrhythmias, management of anti-arrhythmic drips (any drip that isn't a titratable pressor), central line care/use, Reading telemetry strips, Strong Infection Prevention knowledge for immunocompromised patient population, comfortable with transfusing blood products

Best Personality Fit: Reliable, adaptable, flexible; Fast Learner

Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment; not afraid to ask questions

Strong team player - strong teamwork culture!!!

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

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