Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,859 per week
Company: Parkridge Medical Center
Location: Chattanooga
Posted on: September 28, 2024
Job Description:
- Certification Details
- BLS and ACLS certifications are required.
- Job Details
- HCA Healthcare (Parent) affiliated Parkridge Medical Center
located in Chattanooga, TN, has an open position in the Progressive
Care Unit.
- The PCU delivers highly individualized care to medical,
cardiac, and surgical complex patients requiring intermediate care
such as: Sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, heart
failure, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, heart blocks, post
cardiac catheterization, AKI, CKD, diabetes mellitus with
ketoacidosis, CVA, acute and chronic respiratory failure, GI bleed,
pneumonia, post-operative day one coronary artery bypass grafting,
post-operative day one aortic valve surgery, post thoracic surgery,
post neurosurgery, as well as other complex patients.
- Job Requirements
- Requested Skill Set includes cardiac/telemetry experience, PCU
and/or critical care experience.
- Advanced skills needed: IV insertion, chest tube management,
DHT insertion/management, tracheostomy experience, CVC management,
EKG, Foley management, early patient mobility.
- Procedures performed on unit: Foley placement, IV insertion,
wound vac management, DKA management, EKGs, DHT/NG placement,
patient ambulation, ADLs.
- Schedule Information
- Scheduling requirements include 3 weekend shifts per 4-week
schedule.
- Self-scheduling (within reason to allow balanced
staffing).
- May request days off as needed prior to schedule closing.
- Schedule will be finalized 2 weeks in advance.
- Can accommodate block scheduling for night shift.
- Unit Specific Information
- Number of Beds: 29
- Patient Ratios: 4:1
- Unit staffing description - Dayshift unit secretary and 2-3
PCTs depending on census. Nightshift has 2-3 PCTs depending on
census.
- Type of equipment: Welch Allyn dynamaps, Phillips telemetry,
Phillips MP2, Pyxis, Alaris pumps, Hill-Rom beds, iMobile devices,
MobiLab
- Documentation system: Meditech
- We have experienced RNs on both day and night shift, including
RNs on both shifts with ICU experience.
- There are more travel RNs on night shift vs dayshift, but
resources are available on both shifts to answer any questions.
- Additional Details
- Travel RNs float first and rotate floating, with the oldest
float date floating first.
- We have a heavy cardiac patient population, and the CV surgery
patients come to PCU when they leave our ICU.
- We perform Q6H head-to-toe assessments and chart each one
fully.
- Typical patient care includes managing gtts such as Dopamine,
Dobutrex, Nitro, Heparin, Cardizem, Lidocaine, Milrinone,
Amiodarone, Cardene, Labetolol, Insulin, and we also titrate
Precedex.
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