Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $2,365 per week in Yuma, AZ

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: PCU Cardiac/Intermediate Care Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Must have PCU/Stepdown/Tele experience. No first-time travelers. Must have one successfully completed assignment. Preferred experience with TAVR and CABG. Travelers must have experience with common titratable and/or set rate drips such as amiodarone, cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, heparin, nitro, and insulin. Description: This unit focuses on cardiac care. The facility has a total of 36 beds. Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4 during days and 1:5 during nights. Travelers will be required to read tele strips independently, although a dedicated monitor tech is available. The unit manages a variety of diagnoses including CHF, NSTEMI, MI, heart block, and various post-surgical recovery cases. There is a charge nurse on each shift, who is generally free of assignment. The unit employs patient care techs with a ratio of 8-12 patients per person. Shifts are scheduled from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM. Schedule requests from travelers will be taken into consideration to balance unit needs. The weekend requirement is four weekend days per month. There is a holiday requirement of three out of five holidays. Floating to ICU or medical-surgical floors may occur within the patient population. The designated scrub color for the unit is navy blue.