Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,562 per week

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Salem, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Unit Information: 631/ East Progressive Unit

Location: LewisGale Medical Center

Address: 1900 Electric Rd

Floor: 3rd floor

Building: Main Campus Salem

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

· Number of Beds – 15 beds

· Number of Staff – 22 (RN/PCT)

· Type of staff:

o Day Shift – 3-4RN, 2 PCT, 1 Clinical Coordinator

o Night Shift – 3-4 RN 1 PCT

· Patient Ratios – 4-5/1

· Type of equipment – Cardiac Telemetry, Chest tubes, Cardiac drips(NTG, Cardizem, Amiodarone), Post Cath Patients, post-surgical patients to include open heart, lung patients, general surgery patients, post op orthopedic patients that require cardiac monitoring.

· EMR – Meditech

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: 

Must have : candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

· PCU experience

· Knowledge of cardiac rhythms and surgical patients

· Chest tube management, epidurals

Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first.

· Teamwork ability

· Time management with high turnover of patients

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):   

· Post cardiac cath, EP studies, device placements, groin management, chest tubes , post op surgical patients

· Critical drips, epidurals, PCA

Best personality Fit:

· Outgoing, team oriented, willing to go above and beyond for patients

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

· BLS & ACLS

Floating Area(s):

· ICU taking PCU type patients, PCU, Med-surg (taking 5 patients)

Dress Code :

· Scrub Color/Attire – Navy or white, can mix or match

Weekends and On call:

· Every other weekend or 4 weekend shifts

About HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA

At HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, healthcare is not just about the four walls of a facility but about the people who provide and receive care. Our focus is on empowering healthcare professionals to deliver exceptional patient experiences by providing them with the necessary skills, tools, and support. We partner with healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure that the right professionals are in the right roles. We prioritize our clinicians by giving them a voice and access to opportunities to fulfill their mission of improving lives by providing quality patient care.

We are committed to our core values of Trust, Innovation, Adaptability, Courage, and Accountability. We are dedicated to positively impacting the healthcare industry by providing first-priority access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide to our healthcare professionals. Join us and be part of the HealthTrust family, where you can make a difference every day.

We embrace our changing environment, and we maintain a culture that has a rich tradition of transforming itself to meet the challenges of the future.

MISSION STATEMENT

While putting great people in the right roles is essential, our mission is far greater. We want our clinicians to be part of the HealthTrust family, where healthcare professionals have a voice and are empowered with the right tools and opportunities to fulfill their personal mission of improving lives. Plus, as a preferred partner to thousands of top-performing hospitals, we provide our healthcare professionals with first-priority access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Referral bonus
• Continuing Education
• Life insurance