TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PCU RN in Kansas City, Missouri, 64154!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: PCU Float
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: 2 Years Required
License: Active Nursing License Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
Previous Charge and Teaching Hospital Experience Preferred
First-timers Accepted
Description:
Position for a Registered Nurse specializing in PCU Float.
Patient Ratios: 1 Nurse to 5 Patients.
Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments may be required based on unit needs.
Weekend shifts are required, with 8 shifts in a 6-week schedule period.
Skills required include:
- Work in Multiple Settings: Med/Surg, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, Emergency Room Holding, Neuro Stepdown, PCU, and Stepdown Units.
- Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response: Interpretation and Management of Dysrhythmias, Telemetry Monitoring (unit and remote), and Use of Rapid Response Teams.
- Cardiovascular Care: Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post Myocardial Infarction Care, Pre/Post Cardiac Catheterization, and Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery.
- Endocrine/Metabolic: IV Insulin Protocols.
- Gastrointestinal: Feeding Tube Care and Management.
- Genitourinary/Renal: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management and Renal Failure Care.
- IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central Line Care and Management, Peripheral Line Care and Management, and starting IVs.
- Medications: Heparin Protocols, Managing Cardiac Infusions (non-titrated), PCA, and Procedural Sedation Administration.
- Neurological/Psychiatric: Care for Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA).
- Orthopedics: Peripheral Nerve Block Catheters and Total Joint Replacements.
- Surgical Care: Management of Surgical Drains.
- Respiratory: Management of Chest Tubes, Non-invasive Airway Management, Tracheostomy Care, and Oxygen Administration.
- Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions and Wound Care.
- If missing required skills, screening is necessary.
Additional Skills Preferred:
- Accessing and Managing Ports.
- Monitoring Chemotherapy.
Travel may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed.
A commitment to fulfill the assignment in full is expected.
No local candidates accepted within a specified radius.
Maximum of 7 days of Requested Time Off (RTO) during the assignment period.
Compliance documentation is required before the start date.