TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PCU RN in Anchorage, Alaska, 99508!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Progressive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 07:00-19:30
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Active RN license required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIH-SS
Must-Have:
1. 1 year of step-down ICU/IMC/PCU experience
2. 1 year of telemetry/cardiac monitoring experience
Description:
The role is for a Registered Nurse in a high-acuity step-down unit.
This unit has 19 beds and is staffed by 7 RNs.
Patient ratios are 3:1.
The equipment used includes bedside monitors, IV pumps, heated humidity high flow O2, BiPAP, chest tubes, tracheostomy, kangaroo feeding pumps, gastric tubes, and surgical drains.
The EMR system used is EPIC.
Candidates should be adaptable and enjoy a busy, fast-paced environment.
Experience with trach patients requiring continuous BiPAP and long-term vent support is preferred.
Familiarity with titratable drips such as dopamine, dobutamine, nitroglycerin, cardene, ketamine, heparin, Cardizem, and amiodarone is also advantageous.
CIWA assessments and alcohol/drug withdrawal treatment experience are preferred.
Typical procedures performed in the unit include emergent cardioversion.
Any procedures requiring moderate sedation will be performed in a procedural area.
Physical assessments and intake/output must be completed every 4 hours.
Hourly safety rounds and two-hour positioning and ADLs as indicated are mandatory.
Bedside handoff is required.
Every other weekend shifts are expected.
Delayed start is utilized if the census is low.
The ideal candidate will be positive, team-focused, and adaptable to quickly changing acuity.