Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,053 per week

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  • Health St Francis
Job Summary
Location
Grand Island ,NE 68803
Job Type
Contract
Visa
Any Valid Visa
Salary
PayRate
Qualification
BCA
Experience
2Years - 10Years
Posted
03 Feb 2025
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Job Description
    Certification Details
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS
    Job Details
  • A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking PCU RNs. 36 hours guaranteed. 1 years of unit experience.
    Job Requirements
  • 1 years of unit experience.
    Schedule Information
  • Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 0630-1900, 1830-0700 // Unit schedulers will make travelers schedule
  • Weekend Requirements: Every other
  • Holiday Requirements: As needed to meet unit needs
    Unit Specific Information
  • Department: Stepdown
  • Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
    Additional Details
  • # of Beds: 33
  • Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:4-5
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Young adults through geriatrics, sepsis, STEMI, CHF, chest pain, COVID, stroke, renal failure, COPD, DKA, patients with complex medical issues including multisystem failure
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, IV antibiotics, Insulin; maintenance doses of IV meds (non titratable)
  • Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
  • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: CNAs 1:10 ratio- available CNAs fluctuates based on unit census
  • RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): BiPAP, Airvo
  • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Yes, RNs must read and interpret
  • Floating Requirements: Can float to MedSurg, Inpatient Rehab, or Skilled Care
  • Scrub Color/Dress code: RN: Navy Blue
  • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: First week classroom then 2-12 hour shifts on the floor
  • Additional Notes: Busy patient flow- admitting and discharging within the same 6 hour time frame while also completing shift change. Attributes that will help make a nurse successful on this unit are a strong sense of teamwork, friendly, positive can-do attitude, engagement in positive patient experience with commitment to bedside report and hourly rounding
  • 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.
  • RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.