Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,190 per week

About the role

Location: Rochester, New York

Duration: 13 weeks

Hours per week: 36 (36 or 48 hours per week per unit needs)

Shift: 12-hour rotating shifts (D/E/N Rotating Shift Schedule)

Employment type: Travel

Specialty: Cardiac PCU – Progressive Care Unit

Discipline: RN

Description

The neurosurgical unit offers extraordinary opportunities to care for a diverse patient population. Work with multidisciplinary teams who specialize in brain tumors, spinal malformations, neuroendovascular, and epilepsy surgery. This is a mixed-acuity unit with both floor-level and an 8-bed high-acuity step-down unit for patients with more complex needs who require hemodynamic and neurological monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Perform Q1 neuro checks
• Manage EVDs, lumbar drains, and subdural drains
• Administer 3% NS and Cardene drips
• Monitor and manage arterial lines
• Care for patients post carotid endarterectomy, aneurysm coiling/clipping
• Support DBS Insertion (Deep Brain Stimulator) patients
• Manage VP shunts
• Provide seizure management

Requirements

• Stepdown/PCU experience (required)
• High-acuity stroke and neurosurgery experience (required)
• Telemetry experience (required)
• RN License – New York State only (required)
• Two (2) years of experience (required)
• BLS – American Heart Association only (required)
• NIHSS certification (required)
• ACLS – American Heart Association only (highly desired)

Qualifications

• Two (2) years experience – Required
• RN License (ONLY NY Licenses accepted) – Required
• BLS (American Heart Association ONLY) – Required
• Telemetry Experience – Required
• ACLS (American Heart Association ONLY) – Highly desired
• Stepdown/PCU Experience – Required
• NIHSS – Required

Schedule

D/E/N Rotating Shift Schedule – Weekends, Holidays, On-Call, Callback, and Charge per Unit Needs. 36 or 48 hours per week.