RN - PCU/Step Down

RN - PCU/Step Down

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 REQ: 2 Years First-timers accepted: No Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit. Weekend REQ: 8 weekend shifts in Saint Lukes 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. Certs REQ: BLS, NIHSS Skills REQ: 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.