Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,237 per week

Bestica is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Kansas City, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Registered Nurse / PCU

Ratios: 1:5

Years of experience REQ: 2 Years Experience Required, Previous Charge and Teaching Hospital Experience preferred.

First-timers accepted: (Y/N) 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: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Skills REQ: Work Settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, ER Holding, Neuro Stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown. Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Telemetry- remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams. Cardiovascular: Post Cardiac, Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery. Endocrine/Metabolic: IV insulin protocols. Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management. Genitourinary/Renal: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure. IV therapy/Phlebotomy: 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, Procedural Sedation Administration, Titrate Cardiac drips. Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA. Orthopedics: Peripheral nerve block catheters, Total Joint Replacements. Plastics: Surgical drains. Respiratory: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management. Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac.

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About Bestica

We are a trusted provider of solutions in Information Technology and Healthcare sectors to the DoD, Federal and Commercial markets. Our guiding principle and core values help us care for our people and the community; and build a culture of excellence which in turn helps us achieve our organizational objective of exceeding customer's expectations in each and every project. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, we were founded in 2005 and are certified as an 8(a) Business.

Benefits

• Referral bonus