Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,340 per week

Job Summary

The role involves caring for patients with oncology-focused diagnoses while providing PCU-level support, including the use of specialized monitoring and equipment.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour nights, minimum 36 hours per week; weekend requirement: every other weekend (self-schedule available).

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license (required at submission)
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (American Heart Association (AHA)); Basic Life Support (BLS) (American Heart Association (AHA)); ONS/ONCC (as listed)
• Minimum experience: 2 years (step down/PCU experience requested as applicable)
• Location requirement: candidates must be within 50 miles

Preferred Qualifications

• Oncology certified experience is preferred (not required).

Responsibilities

• Provide step down level care for adult patients with oncology and trauma patient diagnoses
• Care for patients requiring titration or administration of medications/therapies such as chemotherapy, heparin, cardizem, and protonix
• Support patients who may require hemodynamic monitoring (CVP, Aline, Swan, EV-1000) and ICP management (trainable in real time)
• Manage ventilator and related specialty equipment needs (trainable)
• Use EPIC for charting
• Float may be required within the same level of care to MedSurg and PCU units

Additional Information

• Unit includes mixed care and typically runs ratios of 1 RN to 4 PCU patients (days) and 1 RN to 56 patients (nights)
• Unit orientation consists of 2 days
• Required skills/testing during orientation includes a pass/fail exam on Friday and an open-book exam on learned skills; a 90% score is required to pass

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits