Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,009 per week

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Referral bonus

Continuing Education

Life insurance

Job summary

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions is looking for a travel nurse RN for the Progressive Care Unit in Denver, Colorado. This role requires at least 1 year of acute care hospital experience and certifications in BLS and ACLS.

The nurse will monitor patients, perform necessary procedures, and collaborate with other healthcare staff. Benefits include dental and vision coverage, a referral bonus, and life insurance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-year acute care hospital Stepdown/PCU Experience.
• BLS & ACLS certifications required.
• Knowledge of tracheostomy management and care.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for patients in the Progressive Care Unit.
• Monitor and manage patients with respiratory support needs.
• Perform and assist with typical unit procedures.

Skills

Acute care hospital Stepdown/PCU Experience

BLS

ACLS

Strong critical thinking skills

Knowledge of Chest Tube management

Experience with Solid Organ Transplant

Tools

Meditech

Job description

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Denver, Colorado.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Surgical Transplant 5A

• Type of equipment–bladder scanner on each floor, Mobilabs for lab specimen labeling in each room, EKG machine, AccuVein, Virtual Sitter Cameras, W.O.Ws, Hoyer Lift, Sara Steady Lift, Sit to Stand Lift, Cortrak Machine to place Dobhoff tubes (core staff have competency), Ultrasound Guided PIV Machine
• EMR - Meditech

Must have

• Minimum 1-year acute care hospital Stepdown/PCU Experience
• BLS & ACLS

Preferred or nice to have

• Experience with Solid Organ Transplant (kidney, liver or pancreas). Wedo NOT give travelers fresh transplants, unless they want to take on competencies
• Experience with modalities of higher oxygen delivery/respiratory support (Vapotherm/Bipap/CPAP)
• Knowledge of Chest Tube management and care
• Experience/knowledge of Tracheostomy management and care
• Experience with NG/Dobhoff placement and management
• Experience in management of DKA patient’s and insulin drips
• Strong critical thinking skills: identifying decompensating patients (ie: sepsis)

List typical procedures performed on unit(s)

• Wound/drain care (large surgical population)
• Frequent lab draws from Central Lines
• Transfusing blood products
• Use of two point soft physical restraints
• Use of NICOM (form of non-invasive cardiac monitoring)
• CBI (Continuous Bladder Irrigation)
• Plasmapheresis (partner with the HD/infusion nurse, done on the unit)
• Experience caring for patients with Heparin gtts, PCA’s, Epidurals, Cardiac Arrhythmias, management of anti-arrhythmic drips (any drip that isn't a titratable pressor), central line care/use, Reading telemetry strips, Strong Infection Prevention knowledge for immunocompromised patient population, comfortable with transfusing blood products

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Referral bonus
• Continuing Education
• Life insurance