Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $1,786 to $1,858 per week in Rome, GA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Progressive Care Unit
Location: Rome, GA
Agency: TalentBurst, Inc.
Pay: $1,786 to $1,858 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 9/21/2026

About the Position

Title: RN - PCU

Location: Rome Georgia 30165

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: 12hr Night Shift - 36

Shift Information: 1900-0700

Clinical Interviewing- Yes

On Call, Call Back Requirements: If census is low, you may be asked to be on call, but this is rare.

Weekend Rotation: EOW

Holiday Requirements: 70% of holidays

Floating Requirements: All med surg and Critical Care Areas (including ED boarders). If ICU or ER, we do use those as well.

Open to 6, 8, 10 or 13 week contract

About Facility:
o 304 Turner McCall Blvd, Rome, GA 30165
o 361 licensed beds
o Level 2 Trauma Designation
o Teaching Hospital: Yes, Residency Program
o Chest Pain Center
o Stroke Center
Department Information:
o Minimum Years of Experience required: 2 years in requested specialty
o Will you accept a first-time traveler: Will consider, not preferred
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• ED:
  • General ED population for Level 2 Trauma – Chest Pain/Cardiac events, Stroke, Trauma – GSW, Stabbings, MVC, Falls, etc.; Respiratory illnesses, Seizures, Abdominal illnesses and infections, ETOH/CIWA, IVDA, Mental Health
• Medical-Surgical Floors:
  • 3 MedSurg (Overflow & Difficult to place patients – 27 beds): Syncope, Fever and Chills, Intractable N/V, Failure to thrive, Cellulitis, Vascular dementia, Cerebrovascular disease, History of CVA.
  • 3 North (Oncology – 20 beds): Immunocompromise patients, Cancer pts , end of life care, respite, palliative care patients, do chemo infusions (This floor will be moving to 2 MedSurg on Northeast building soon).
  • 4 East (Ortho – 16 beds): Medical and surgical ortho patients including fractures of different bones and joints (open & closed), MVC, trauma, Buck s traction.
  • 4 South (General Surgery & Trauma – 36 beds): Ureteral stone, Goiter, Hernia, Uterine Fibroids, Renal Mass, Diverticulitis with perforation, MVC, trauma, Bowel Obstruction, Breast Cancer for Mastectomy, Hematuria (irrigation), Fetal demise, DNC.
  • 4 Central (Pulmonology – 22 beds): Acute respiratory failure, Hyperglycemia, Sepsis, Metabolic Encephalopathy, Dementia, COPD, Acute Kidney Injury, Failure to thrive, Pneumonia (This floor takes glucommander).
  • 6 Central (Vascular & Bariatric Surgery – 19 beds): End stage renal disease, Foot ulcer, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Morbid Obesity (take vascular and gastric bypass surgeries, also take glucommander).
• Critical Care Areas:
  • 4 West (Neurology Stepdown – 23 beds): Stroke, Seizures, Back pain, Lumbar surgery, s/p craniotomy, lumbar drains, AMS, Aphasia (This floor takes glucommander, Cardiac titratable drips).
  • 5 West (Cardiac Stepdown – 34 beds): Chest pain, S/p Cardiac angiography with or without PTCA, CHF, Cardiomyopathy, Pneumonia, Palpitations, Syncope, Arrythmias, Angioedema, Hyponatremia, AMS, Sepsis, Acute Coronary Syndrome, A-Fib, Heart Block (takes glucommander, cardiac titratable drips, also do aqua pheresis).
  • Observation unit (Decision Unit & Overflow for 5 West – 11 beds): Facial numbness, CAD, A-Fib with RVR, Stroke-like symptoms, Chest pain, right or left sided weakness, Acute respiratory failure (takes cardiac titratable drips, bedside cardiac monitors in all rooms).
  • ICU (Medical, Surgical, Neuro, Cardiac – all combined – 26 beds): Drug overdose, Psychosis, MI, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, MVC, Sepsis, ARF, AAA, Acute hypoxic respiratory failure, Hypoglycemia, Pneumonia, Suicide attempt (has pts on Life link, CRRT, Intra-aortic balloon pump). Travelers not assigned CRRT and IABPs.

Required License, National Certification, Certifications (BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

• ED RN: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, TNCC and CPI (we will offer this if they do not have CPI) for all nurses
• ICU RN: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and CPI (we will offer this if they do not have CPI) for all nurses; TNCC (preferred)
• PCU and Med/Tele RN: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and CPI (we will offer this if they do not have CPI) for all nurses

Skills required:

• ED RN: ER skills - arrhythmia monitory, sedation, paralytics, titratable drips knowledge, CVP monitoring, caring for s/p craniotomy pt, TPA administration, TNCC is a must, CEN preferred
• ICU RN: ICU skills – arrhythmia monitory, sedation, paralytics, titratable drips knowledge, CVP monitoring, caring for s/p craniotomy pt, TPA administration, CCRN & TNCC preferred
• PCU RN: PCU skills – arrhythmia monitoring, knowledge of cardiac titratable drips
• Med/Tele RN: Basic arrythmia interpretation, Foley catheter irrigation, PCA, Epidural, CPM, Buck s traction, Drains & chest tube management
• Nursing skills, with knowledge of cardiac drips, neuro, cardiac, pulmonary, ortho, trauma, and surgical patients.
• At our facility, we require 2 nurses to place foley catheter

Ratios:

• MedSurg : Days 1:5 but can increase to 1:6 in staffing crisis. Nights 1:6.
• ICU : Days and Nights 1:2. Can go up to 1:3 depending on acuity
• HAU (High Acuity Unit, PCU level): 1:3

Support within the Department:

• CNA/ Nurse techs
• Respiratory Therapists
• Phlebotomists
• Educator
• Staffing specialist
• Timekeeper/ Payroll specialist
• Safety sitters
• Virtual Patient Observers (VPO)
• Virtual RN (currently on 4 West)
• Security

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC
• Department specific Equipment- depends on the units, Glucommander, cardiac monitors, Precision BBG monitor, specialty beds, alarms, bed and chair alarms, BiPap, ventilators, Alaris pumps, Virtual RN, Virtual Patient Observer.

Floating: If yes, where:

• All med surg and Critical Care Areas (including ED boarders). If ICU or ER, we do use those as well.

Orientation (facility and unit):

• 1st week: NEO (Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:30 pm)
• 2nd week: 2-3 days departmental (on the floor)

Scheduling:

• Weekend rotation: Every other
• On call: If so, what is that schedule: If census is low, you may be asked to be on call, but this is rare.
• Holiday Expectations: 70% of holidays
• RTO Requests: If participating in SimpliFi Clinical Interviewing – can we approve up to 7 days of RTO on your behalf, if traveler extends contract to accommodate: Yes
• Shift times: 7a-7p and 7p-7a for med surg and critical care, ER may vary
• Schedule cycle (how many weeks): 13

Other notes:

• Scrub Color: Navy
• Parking: Free: Yes
• Department Culture: Teamwork, work as 1 group, speak up if you need help, assist when you see someone that needs help, answer call lights and rover phones timely. Telemetry is a priority and should be answered quickly and respond to the patient quickly.

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