RN (Registered Nurse)

PCU and Oncology Travel Nurse Position

Unit Notes: RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. Open book exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated.

Chemo Cert Required: Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity. Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles. Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care - refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contract.

Specific patient types/diagnoses - Oncology PCU and Trauma PCU. If they want specific oncology experience for this floor - chemotherapy certified preferred. How many years of experience they require: 1 year. Ok with first time travelers yes. For the charge - is this experience required, if so how long? Yes, minimum 1 year.

How many beds? 28. What ratios do they run? 1:4 PCU, 1:5 med/surg its a mixed unit. More specific patient diagnoses commonly seen: oncology and trauma. Do travelers need specific oncology experience or is PCU experience okay? Oncology and PCU exp.

Are RNs required to titrate drips? Insulin occasionally cardizem. What are common titratable and/or set rate drips? Chemotherapy, heparin, cardizem, protonix. Is BLS and ACLS required? Yes. What RT equipment do they see on this floor for traveler awareness? Lyko lifts in even rooms. Other lift equipment available.

Where will PCU-Oncology travelers float to? Med/surg and PCU units. How much orientation will they receive? 2 days.

Due at submit: DOB, SSN, phone, email, perm address. Have they had EPIC within 6 months (not a deal breaker just need to know for orientation). Have they worked for CHI or Dignity in any capacity? RTO needed upfront (7 or less days required per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved including after submission.

PCU and MedSurg Unit: 6 East. Level of care: PCU, Oncology and MedSurg. Number of beds: 27. Patient population: Adults. RN Ratio (Days): 1 RN to 4 PCU, 1 to 5 M/S. RN Ratio (Nights): 1 RN to 5-6 patients. Shifts: 12 hour Shift times: 7a-7p, 7a-3p, 3p-7p, 7p-11p, 11p-7a, 7p-7a. Weekend requirements: Every other weekend. Self schedule. Scrubs: Navy Blue. Nursing Assistant support: Yes. Charge nurse: yes. Hands free: n/a. Additional unit support staff: PT/OT, RN case manager, social work, educator, dietician. Common patient diagnosis: Oncology. Common drips/medications: chemotherapy, heparin, cardizem, protonix. Required certs: ACLS, BLS, ONS/ONCC. Other needed competencies: Ventilator, other hemodynamic monitoring (CVP, Aline, Swan, EV-1000), ICP - all can train real time. EMR: EPIC. IV Pumps: Alaris. Specialty equipment available: Lyko lifts in even rooms. Other lift equipment available. Float: yes, same level of care.

Patient Experience challenges/focus: hourly rounding. Qualities for hires: The qualities I look for in a nurse are their genuine need to care for patients, their willingness to come to work with a smile on their face even when times are tough. Teamwork is a key component to making people successful on our unit. We all know if you help someone out you will get that in return. We have a wide variety of people we care for on our unit. There are a lot of cultural diversity, different religious beliefs and economic status. We treat everyone the same with respect for whatever they believe. We see Oncology patients from diagnosis to remission but if not we help them to go peacefully to the next stage. "Be the type of Nurse you want to work with"