Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $3,187 per week

Genie Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Coldwater, Michigan.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 05/15/2024
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

*48 hours per week**
***Mixed unit Med Surg/Tele and Med Surg***
**Small community hospital with ER MD only at night**
Avg. Daily Census 22
24 beds
Patient Age Group - Adults and Geriatrics, Adolescent, Pediatrics (as young as less than one year old)
Staffing Ratios 1:5 Days, 1:6 Nights and Weekends
Floating required within service line; float to other units within scope
Every Other Weekend Required
Medication System Pyxis
Epic required
Patient Diagnoses: General Medical and Surgical Care. Post operative care- orthopedic, pulmonary and general surgical cases. No drips on this unit- may have tele- however we do have a monitor tech to watch these cases. preoperative care occasionally. May have adolescent post operative recoveries.
Special Procedures/Unit Details: May have chest tubes and bedside procedures. Moderate sedation may be necessary. IV,s, Foleys, feeding tubes, IV pumps, PCA occasionally. Fall alarms on beds.
Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response: Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - remote monitoring
Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management
IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central Line Care/Management, Monitoring Chemotherapy, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Starting IVs
Medications: Heparin Protocols
Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA
Orthopedics: Peripheral Nerve Block Catheters, Total Joint Replacements
Plastics: Surgical Drains
Respiratory/Thoracic: Chest Tubes-Emerson/Pleu-evac, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-Invasive Airway Management, Tracheostomy Management
Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac
Special Equipment: SAO2 and End tidal CO2.
ACLS, BCLS, PALS, NIH Required
Conscious Sedation Preferred
Charge Nurse Experience Preferred
1 Year Minimum Experience Required
Float pool experience preferred.
Unit Does Not Accept 1st time Travelers
No local travelers 50 miles or less

Genie Healthcare Job ID #2455306k. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

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