Travel PCU RN - $2,089 per week
About the role
We're looking for Progressive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Nashville, TN. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. As a PCU Travel Nurse, you will care for patients who require close monitoring and frequent assessment, but aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. Progressive Care Unit RNs will utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital information, detecting any changes and thereby enabling intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations. Close observation is necessary as many PCU patients receive a significant amount of complex medications, sometimes through an intravenous line that may need to be adjusted or titrated. The PCU RN is sometimes also called a step-down nurse, and the PCU is also known as cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, neuro stepdown, surgical stepdown and ER holding.
Responsibilities
- Provide basic bedside care; stabilize critical cardiac patients.
- Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
- Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
- Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
- Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
Requirements
- ACLS certification
- BLS certification
- 1‑2 years recent acute care experience (minimum 2 years preferred)
- Ability to stand and walk for long periods, bend, lean, stoop; lift up to 20 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds when moving patients
- Additional certifications may be required before assignment
Skills
- Good stress‑coping skills
- Ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Referral bonus
- Employee assistance programs
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Benefits start day 1
Schedule
- Start date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights