RN - PCU

Position Description

TRAVEL - RN - PCU (602) - HCA HealthONE Swedish - 7P - 7A


Unit Information: SRG Cardio / (639)


Location: HCA HealthONE Swedish


Address: 501 E Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO 80113


Floor: 5th Northwest Tower


Building: 501 Main Hospital


General Information


Tell us about the unit(s):


Number of Beds - 30

Number of Staff - 65

Type of staff: RNs and PCTs

Day Shift - 1 Charge RN, 5-8 RNs, 2-4 PCTs

Night Shift - 1 Charge RN, 5-8 nurses, 2-3 PCTs

Patient Ratios - 1:4, often in a 1:5 ratio

Type of equipment - Tele, transport monitors, suction, feeding pumps, trachs, bipap, cpap, heated high flow, chest tubes, foleys, pacer wires/pacers, iv pumps, scd pumps

EMR - Meditech

Typical hiring profile


Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)


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


Minimum 1-year current acute care PCU hospital experience

BLS & ACLS

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


Chest tube management, remove chest tubes, remove pacer wires, 12 lead EKGs

O2 management (up to BIPAP & heated hi-flo)

Drips - heparin, diltiazem, amiodarone, Lasix, dobutamine, milrinone, ketamine

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):


Post-cath care; right & left heart caths, TAVRs, ablations, watchmans, pacemaker implantations, TR band management, neurovascular checks

Post thoracic surgery care; VATs/RATs, resections, lobectomies, chest tube management

Pre & post care of open-heart surgical patients; CABGs, MVRs, AVRs, Aortic Dissection repairs etc.

Vascular surgery post op care

Best personality Fit:


Great team player

High energy

Flexible & adaptable

Values communication & collaboration

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






Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. *Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent.


Fast paced and challenging cardiac unit at a cardiac center for excellence, high acuity progressive/intermediate care unit.