Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,158 per week

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Bangor, Maine.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Unit: PCU
Experience Required: 1 YEAR PCU. 2 YEARS IF M/S with some PCU. Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity.
- Neuro/Trauma – must have Trauma experience; experience with Stroke patients and performing Q2H neuro checks. 
- Medical/Surgical - Highflow O2, chest tubes, Wound Vacs/VAC dressing changes, Bipap, general drain/ostomy care, IV starts, Experience with trached patients on vents (need to know how to administer 100% FiO2 via suction support and silence alarms), trach care and suctioning (RT will educate)
- Cardiac - temporary pacemakers, TR bands, post femoral sheath care, cardiac rhythm interpretation. 
- Drips – Cardiac drips (Amio – set rate, Cardizem), Insulin – titrating – decline travelers that do not have Insulin/Cardiac gtt experience.

Will you accept a first-time traveler? no must have completed 2 (13) wk assignments. 


Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS. (Preferred: AACCN, CCRN)

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Cardiac - STEMI, NSTEMI, CHF, AFIB with RVR, s/p Cardiac Cath, s/p Ablation, 24h post op TAVR.

Patient Ratios: 1:3-4 (Days & Nights)

EMR: Cerner highly preferred.

Floating: ED, ICU, CCU if there is an intermediate assignment in one of those departments. CCU patient types (CHF, STEMI, NSTEMI, etc.)

Orientation (facility and unit): General hospital orientation followed by 1 day on the unit.

Scrub Color: any must be professional

Parking: Free in designated areas. 

About TotalMed RN

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1