RN – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) (Travel)

Medasource; Denton (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

Paid Time Off

EAP

Job summary

Medasource is seeking a Travel RN for Trauma Stepdown at Medical City Denton (7P-7A). Unit Surgical Trauma-63610, 25 beds, EMR Meditech, no on-call requirement. You will float to progressive care and Heart and Vascular units as needed, with patient ratios around 1:4.

Must have ACLS, BLS, NIH; excellent customer service. Preferred trauma/orthopedic and Meditech experience. Travel assignment requires flexibility and teamwork in a fast-paced, Level 2 trauma center environment.

Qualifications

• ACLS, BLS, NIH
• Great customer service skills

Skills

ACLS

BLS

NIH

Great customer service

Tools

Meditech

Job description

Job Description –

Position – TRAVEL – RN -Trauma Stepdown (636) MC Denton – 7P-7A

Unit Information: Surgical Trauma-63610

Location: Medical City Denton

Address: 3535 S. Interstate 35E

Floor: 5th floor

Building: Main

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds – 25
• Number of Staff – 44 FTEs (57 headcount)
• Type of staff:
• Day Shift – 1 charge/6 RNs/3 techs/1 secretary
• Night Shift – 1 charge/6 RNs/3 techs
• Patient Ratios – 1:4 (1:5 max for stepdown)
• Type of equipment –
• EMR – Meditech
• On Call Requirement – none
• Floating Requirement – to stepdown service lines (Progressive Care Unit/Heart and Vascular Unit)

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have

• ACLS, BLS, NIH
• Great customer service skills

Preferred or nice to have

• Trauma/Orthopedic experience
• Meditech experience

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

• Patients requiring acute surgical intervention/consultation or post op care including:
• Trauma Surgery
• Bariatric Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• General Surgery
• Urological Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Neuro / Spine Surgery
• GI Bleed / Endoscopy
• Pulmonary Embolus
• Patients with neurological diagnosis including but not limited to: CVA, TIA, TBI, S/P Neuro-Surgery, Altered Mental Status
• Meningitis
• New onset Seizures
• Hypertensive Crisis
• Chest Pain, CHF
• Sepsis – Hemodynamically Stable
• Alcohol Withdrawal
• Pre and Post Cardiac Cath Lab procedural patients (***HVU***)
• Post-op CV surgery patients when hemodynamically stable (***HVU***)
• Unstable angina, suspected MI (NSTEMI & STEMI). (***HVU***)
• Chest pain rule out patients (***HVU***)
• Chest pain with acute EKG changes and or elevated troponin. (***HVU***)
• Patients with acute cardiac dysrhythmias requiring IV/PO medication management
• Hypertensive Urgency
• Mild-Moderate congestive heart failure; with elevated BNP, and/or pulmonary edema on chest x-ray without shock
• Respiratory distress patients with documented Sp02 88% or below on room air requiring Venti mask, BiPAP or CPAP
• Post-op Femoropopliteal bypass, peripheral stents, post aortograms
• Post-op CEA
• Pulmonary Embolus requiring Heparin Drip
• Patients meeting PACU discharge criteria
• Vital Signs: HR 50-150 o BP >90 mmHg and < 180 mmHg Systolic
• Dyspnea with respiratory rate < 30 breaths/min or > 10 breaths/min.
• Oxygen Saturation greater than 90
• Patients receiving the following Intravenous drips:
• Agatroban o Agrastat/Integrelin/ReoPro o Amiodarone o Cardene o Cardizem o Dobutamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Dopamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Heparin o Lasix o Morphine or Ativan for palliative care o Nitroglycerin o Primacor o Sodium Bicarbonate

Best personality Fit:

• Team player
• Adaptable to changing environment
• Good communication skills

Unit Guidelines/Policies:

• Vitals q 4
• Telemetry monitoring
• Q4 patient assessment

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:

Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent. Level 2 trauma center with 90% of inpatients coming from ED.

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Benefits & Perks:

Medasource Healthcare offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.

Pay Disclaimer:

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.