Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,579 per week Job Listing at CHI Health St Francis in Grand Island, NE (Job ID 5337138-2024-10-01)

Description

Certification Details
• *Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS*

Job Details
• A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking PCU RN's. 36 hours guaranteed.
• 1 years of unit experience.
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required.

Job Requirements
• 1 years of unit experience.
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required.

Schedule Information
• 36 hours guaranteed.
• Shifts & 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
• # of Beds: 33
• 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)
• Charge Nurse: Yes - does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
• RN duties: Reading and interpreting tele monitors
• Tele/Monitor Techs: Yes, RNs must read and interpret
• Nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit: Ratios? Duties?: CNAs 1:10 ratio- availability fluctuates based on unit census
• RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): BiPAP, Airvo

Additional Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS; Department: Stepdown
• 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)
• Charge Nurse: Yes - does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes
• Nurse aids/patient care techs: CNAs 1:10 ratio- availability fluctuates based on unit census
• RT Equipment: BiPAP, Airvo
• RN duties: Reading and interpreting tele monitors
• Busy patient flow: admitting and discharging within the same 6-hour time frame while also completing shift change.
• Attributes for success: strong sense of teamwork, friendly, positive can-do attitude, commitment to positive patient experience with bedside report and hourly rounding.
• 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
• Radius Rule: 50 miles and candidates may not be affiliated with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.
• RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13-week contract). No additional RTO will be approved, including after submissions.