Registered Nurse/PCU

MedCadre; Town of Potsdam (NY); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

MedCadre is seeking skilled registered nurses for a night shift on a mixed acuity unit including PCU/IMC and MS Tele. Candidates must have PCU/IMC experience within the last 3 years and be comfortable with varied patient ratios adjusted by acuity.

Travelers are accepted if experienced, and local candidates must be >50 miles away. The unit uses EPIC for documentation and Pyxis for medication distribution; BLS/ACLS/NIHSS are preferred certifications.

Qualifications

• Must have PCU/IMC experience within the last 3 years.

Connaissances

MS/Tele

Telemetry

PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown

Interpretation of dysrhythmias

Management of dysrhythmias

Starting IVs

Blood Product Administration

Central line care

Tracheostomy Management

Wound Care

Outils

EPIC

Pyxis

SBAR

Description du poste

Shift: Night (4x12 Hours) 19:00 7:00

Description

Mixed acuity unit PCU, MS Tele and MS pts; REQUIRED: must have PCU/IMC experience within the last 3 years. Ratios adjusted by acuity.

Required Skills / Certs / Exp

• Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year
• Traveler Experience: 1st timers are accepted
• Locals accepted (Y/N): No, must be >50 miles
• Scrubs: any solid color

Skills

• MS/Tele
• Telemetry
• PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Post MI
• IV insulin protocols
• Titration of Insulin drips
• Feeding tube care and management
• Continuous Bladder Irrigation
• Renal failure
• Accessing Ports
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• Phlebotomy
• Peripheral Line Care/Management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Heparin Protocols
• Manage Cardiac drips- no titration
• PCA
• Thrombolytic Agents
• Titrate Cardiac drips
• CVA
• Seizure disorders
• Substance Withdrawal
• Ortho trauma
• Peripheral nerve block catheters
• Total Joint Replacements
• Traction
• Mastectomy
• Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac
• External CPAP/BIPAP
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Nasal Cannula
• Oxygen face masks
• Non-invasive airway management
• Tracheostomy Management
• Isolation Precautions
• Wound Care/Wound Vac

Certs

• ACLS
• BLS
• NIHSS

Preferred Skills / Certs / Exp

• PALS
• TCAR

Job Details

• Ratios: 1: 3-5 for days and weekends; 1:3-7 for nights
• RTO: 7 days
• MAX Float Requirement: Yes
• Weekend Requirement: Every other
• Float: may be floated to the corresponding sister units. West 2, West 3, and Observation unit are all sister units.

Patient Diagnoses

• PCU and MS Tele
• Surgical pre and post
• ENT
• general Surgery
• Trauma surgery
• Ortho surgery
• Overflow medical diagnosis patients.
• Rare Pediatric patient
• Travelers not assigned unless experienced.

Special Procedures / Unit Details

TCAR preferred

Special Equipment

Mixed acuity unit PCU, MS Tele and MS pts; REQUIRED: must have PCU/IMC experience within the last 3 years. Ratios adjusted by acuity.

Unit Systems (Medication, Documentation, Communication)

• EPIC
• Pyxis
• SBAR

Unit Orientation

12 hours