Travel Progressive Care Unit RN - $2,452 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

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

General Information

Unit Specifics:

· Scrub Color(s) Navy Blue/White or combination of the 2 colors

· Number of Beds : 40

· Patient Ratios : 1:5 Step-Down/1:6 MedSurg – 1:5 if combined – day and night

· Unit staffing description-Goal is a free charge, typically 1-2 CNAs based on volume – day and night

· Type of equipment : Baxter IV pumps

· Documentation system: Cerner

· Scheduling requirements: every other weekend, no call, assist with holidays

· Floating policy: expected to float to other units within skill set

· Patient Experience requirements: Patient safety and care come first.

Hospital Specifics-

· Certifications: preferred, but not required

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set: Prefer a minimum of 2-years recent MedSurg, Telemetry (remote), and Step-Down (PCU) level experience.

Must have : Positive attitude with a focus on teamwork for this fast-paced quick-turnover unit. Our focus is ED decompression and enhanced throughput. We are not an overflow or a holding unit. We are a Clinical Decision/Direct Admit Unit with a primary goal of receiving admitted patients from the ED, completing the Admission Assessment, Medication Reconciliation, and initiating acute care orders. This constantly refined process reduces overall length of stay and enhances the patient/family experience.

We care for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses; therefore, a well-rounded background will be instrumental.

Advanced skills needed: Charge Nurse experience or willingness to consider is appreciated.

Procedures performed on unit: minimal bedside procedures due to the environment

Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Dress Code : (Required uniform)

· Navy Blue/White or combination of the 2 colors – no t-shirts. Appropriate navy or white jacket/sweater if needed.

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