Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,219 per week

Company: Cabell Huntington Hospital
Location: Huntington
Posted on: October 26, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required (AHA only)
• BLS - Basic Life Support required (AHA only)
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support required as applicable (AHA only)
  • Job Details
  • Cardiac Stepdown RN
  • 3x12 nights
  • Blocked scheduling is an option
  • 5 North/Step-down is a 20-bed (all private room) unit. We strive for a 4:1 ratio but can have a 5:1 ratio, depending on our staffing situation. We have a mixture of pulmonary (pneumonia, COPD, BiPAP/cpap, etc.), cardiac (a-fib, heart failure, etc.), neuro (stroke), GI (bleed), and surgery patients who are stable with a higher risk of becoming unstable. Our unit is equipped to house 20 stepdown patients at one time, however, all patients do not have to be step-down in order to be on our unit. We accept patients who do not require invasive monitoring. There may be a combination of adult med-surg, telemetry, and step-down patients at any given time, based upon bed availability house wide. Examples of critical drips we can administer to our step-down patients: Amiodarone, Esmolol, Insulin, Lasix, Cardizem, and Nitroglycerin.
  • Hospital Highlights
  • Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care. Major Teaching Hospital; member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH). Level II Trauma.
  • Total Staffed Beds: 330
  • Scrub Color: Black Scrubs (can also wear a Cabell T-Shirt instead of scrub top) If/When they report to Surgery they must change into Surgery scrubs (provided)
  • Charting: Cerner
  • Parking Cost: Free for travelers - parking lot and parking garage available
    • Job Requirements
    • BLS and ACLS required
    • 1+ year experience required
      • Schedule Information
      • 3x12 hour shifts at night
      • Blocked scheduling available
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit: 5 North/Step-down
        • 20-bed unit with all private rooms
        • Patient Types: pulmonary, cardiac, neuro, GI, and surgery patients
        • Stepdown patients do not require invasive monitoring
        • 4:1 or 5:1 patient ratio
          • Additional Details
          • Government issued photo ID required. Photo Identification must be carried on person during hours of service to client.
          • Please require if nurse is working on a compact license.

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