Registered Nurse - PCU

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Position / Specialty: PCU RN Ratios: 1:5. On rare occasions, Ratio could flex to 1:6 and travelers will be expected to take the extra patients. Years of experience required: 2 Years. First-timers accepted: No.

Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit.

Weekend required: 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke's 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S.

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes, regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed.

Certifications required: BLS, NIHSS.

Skills required: Work settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry. Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring. Endocrine/Metabolic: IV insulin protocols. IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs. Medications: Heparin Protocols, PCA. Respiratory: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, Oxygen face masks, Non-invasive airway management.

Professional topics and skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac. Skills preferred: Work settings: Cardiac Telemetry, ER Holding. Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response: Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams. Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management. Genitourinary/Renal: Renal failure. Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA. Orthopedics: Ortho trauma, Total Joint Replacements. Plastics: Surgical drains. Respiratory: Tracheostomy Management.

Is on-call required? No. Open to accommodating block schedule? No. Locals accepted: No. Local radius rule: No, home address must be at least 50 miles from the facility. Pending License accepted: No. RTO Restrictions: 1 request. Guaranteed Hours: No. Special requirements: Patient diagnoses: Medical diagnosis related pulmonary, wounds, urology, general cardiac, general neuro, general renal.

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