Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit in Georgia

Registered Nurse (RN) | Progressive Care Unit
Location: Georgia
Agency: MARS Solutions Group
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with MARS Solutions Group to find a qualified PCU RN in Georgia!

RN - PCU

RN - PCU
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:


o 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:


o 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.


o 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).


o 4 East (Ortho - 16 beds): Medical and surgical ortho patients including fractures of different bones and joints (open & closed), MVC, trauma, Buck's traction.


o 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.


o 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).


o 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:


o 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).


o 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).


o 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).


o 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:


o ED RN: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, TNCC and CPI (we will offer this if they do not have CPI) for all nurses


o ICU RN: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, and CPI (we will offer this if they do not have CPI) for all nurses; TNCC (preferred)


o 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:


o 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


o ICU RN: ICU skills - arrhythmia monitory, sedation, paralytics, titratable drips knowledge, CVP monitoring, caring for s/p craniotomy pt, TPA administration, CCRN & TNCC preferred


o PCU RN: PCU skills - arrhythmia monitoring, knowledge of cardiac titratable drips


o Med/Tele RN: Basic arrythmia interpretation, Foley catheter irrigation, PCA, Epidural, CPM, Buck's traction, Drains & chest tube management


o 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:


o MedSurg: Days 1:5 but can increase to 1:6 in staffing crisis. Nights 1:6.


o ICU: Days and Nights 1:2. Can go up to 1:3 depending on acuity


o HAU (High Acuity Unit, PCU level): 1:3


• Support within the Department:


o CNA/ Nurse techs


o Respiratory Therapists


o Phlebotomists


o Educator


o Staffing specialist


o Timekeeper/ Payroll specialist


o Safety sitters


o Virtual Patient Observers (VPO)


o Virtual RN (currently on 4 West)


o Security


• Technology/Equipment:


o EMR: EPIC


o 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?


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


• Orientation (facility and unit) :


o 1 st week: NEO (Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30 pm)


o 2 nd week: 2-3 days departmental (on the floor)


• Scheduling:


o Weekend rotation: Every other


o On call? If so, what is that schedule? If census is low, you may be asked to be on call, but this is rare.


o Holiday Expectations: 70% of holidays


o 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


o Shift times: 7a-7p and 7p-7a for med surg and critical care, ER may vary


o Schedule cycle (how many weeks): 13


• Other notes:


o Scrub Color: Navy


o Parking: Free? Yes


o 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.

About MARS Solutions Group

MARS Solutions Group Provides a Combination of People, Process, and Technology Offerings Designed From Experience and Grounded in Expertise.

We put the human touch into your human capital acquisition and solutions development by delivering solutions tailored to your specific challenges and partnering with you as you reach your potential.

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