Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Petoskey, Michigan.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

IMPORTANT!McLaren Northern has incorporated a strict 3 strike attendance policy to advocate for their patient population.  Any RN contractor who is absent from a scheduled shift or is more than 20 minutes late for their scheduled shift 3 times will be terminated effective immediately.  Situations such as a communicable disease or hospitalization with supporting evidence will be reviewed in favor of the contractor.  This policy will begin on 6/1/2024.The Cardiovascular Registered Nurse uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat patient responses to actual or potential health conditions. The RN is a critical member of the Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) which cares for over 4000 cardiology patients annually; procedures including PTCA, stents, TAVR, MitraClip and bi-ventricular pacemakers. Approximately 300 open heart surgery patients (18-24 hours post-op) are discharged from this unit. The CVU also specializes in the care of patients with congestive heart failure and electrophysiology studies. Our NISUS research department manages many national clinical trials using CVU.The CVU has been awarded a Silver level Beacon Award in 2014 and was redesigned in 2017 by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). This accomplishment represents one of many significant milestones on CVU's journey to optimal outcomes and exceptional patient care that could not be achieved without our exceptional RNs. McLaren Northern Michigan was also named a Top 50 Heart Hospital in the U.S. The leadership, medical staff, and colleagues together as a team demonstrate top performance in care, efficiency, and community value.

Submission Requirements
1+ year of experience - Required Proficiency in Cardiac - Required Travel - Required  EKG comfortability - Required Must be willing to float to similar units - Required Health
system-wide profile standards

References NOT required.
A skills checklist completed within one year of
application for RN specialties is required.  All other professions
outside of Nursing are not required but preferred.
Michigan license verification is required for nurses.
Please provide LARA and Nursys; if there is a license hit, it would be in
the traveler’s best interest to provide a write-up of what happened for
the manager's review.
Physical copies of certifications are only required in
the profile if listed above.
Full-time employees of McLaren are not eligible for
contract hire within six months of employment.

Certification Requirements
BLS
ACLS

State License Requirements
Michigan

About the Facility
Further McLaren
Specifics:

Nonbillable Hours: 12 hours of
initial hours on bill rates over $40/hr
OT/Holiday/Call back Markups: 1.1x
Regular rates
Extension Discount: $1/hr on the
initial extension. 
McLaren's local traveler policy is
to reduce the travel rate by 10%.  Anyone with a permanent address
within a 35 mile radius of facility is considered a local traveler.
McLaren Northern Michigan is a 202-bed regional hospital located in Petoskey, Michigan serving residents in 22 counties across northern Lower Michigan and the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula. More than 230 physicians represent nearly all medical and surgical specialties, enabling full-service care with an emphasis on cardiology, cancer, orthopedics, and neurosciences.EMR: CernerDress Code: Navy Blue Scrubs

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #494540. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - IMC/PCU/Stepdown

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