Registered Nurse - PCU

Registered Nurse (RN) Opportunity

RN/PCU Ratios: 1:6 Years of experience REQ: 1 to 2 years Experience Required First-timers accepted: Yes Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit Weekend REQ: 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke's 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S Certs REQ: BLS, NIHSS Required - ACLS preferred Work Settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Neuro Stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown Skills REQ: Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams Cardiovascular: Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath Endocrine/Metabolic: IV insulin protocols Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management Genitourinary/Renal: Continuous Bladder, Irrigation, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Phlebotomy, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs MEDICATIONS: Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, PCA Plastics: Surgical drains Respiratory: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac Is on-call REQ? (Y/N) What is the req? No Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes, regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed FLOAT POOL POSITION WILL NOT be assigned a home unit Will float between (roughly) 5 units all Med/Surg Intermediate/PCU Departments and floating to other Metro campuses as needed Open to accommodating block schedule? (Y/N) No Locals accepted: (Y/N) What is the local radius rule? No, home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility Pending License accepted: (Y/N) No RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days Guaranteed Hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. The cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length to which the Contractor Personnel is assigned Special Requirements: We have a wide variety of patients that we serve, including but not limited to heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, COPD, pulmonary embolisms, bacteremia, cellulitis, hematuria, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, etc.