Registered Nurse - PCU

### RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR ### ***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING*** *Runs more like an ICU. Strong drip experience is a must. REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: 2 yrs of Experience Needed Traveler Experience: Accepts 1st time travelers. Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes REQUIRED Skills: must have experience with arterial lines and titrating vasoactive drips, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Telemetry, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams, IV insulin protocols, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Heparin Protocols, CVA, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management, Isolation Precautions REQUIRED: ACLS, BCLS, NIH certifications, as well as, experience with IV start, telemetry and conscious sedation. JOB DETAILS: -Target Ratios: 1:3-4. Unit will accept 13 week length or longer, through 2/27 end date. *36 or 48 Hours can be offered. -12 HR NIGHTS ***RTO: 7 days MAX for Aya Auto Offer*** ***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING*** -Float Requirement: Floating required as needed to sister unit which is an ICCU also. -Weekend Requirement: Weekend Requirement: EVERY OTHER WEEKEND. PATIENT DIAGNOSES: ADC:18 with 20 Beds. ICU stepdown. Post rapid response team patients, respiratory distress, unstable hemodynamics, withdrawal, GI bleeds, post-op: GYN, GU, GI, thoracotomies, neuro, ortho surgeries. Pre/post OB with complications (Pitocin). Patient age from adolescent, adult, geriatric. SPECIAL PROCEDURES/UNIT DETAILS: Only one pressor drip per patient, any more and they're transferred to ICU. Cardizem, Nitro, Precedex, Cardene, Levophed, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Neo drips given on unit. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Bedside telemetry monitors with remote backup. Nurses must be able to recognize and treat dysrhythmias. A-lines, BIPAP's, chest tubes, trach's, there are no vents on unit. UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis and Epic SCHEDULING TYPE: NM creates schedule; ***NO BLOCK SCHEDULING*** SCRUBS: Navy, White or a combination of the two ***INTERNAL NOTES*** ***Hospital Orientation week one; traveler must be available for classes each day*** ***Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty***