Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,142 per week

Company: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Location: Albany
Posted on: September 26, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS; Strict 75Mile radius rule. Must be 75 miles from the facility to the address on the traveler's driver's license.
• Certs BLS, ACLS, NIHSS preferred.
  • Job Details
  • Southern GA hospital is in need of Cardiac Step Down RN
  • 1:4 pt ratios
  • ACLS, BLS, and GA license required.
    • Job Requirements
    • Experience: 2 years in Stepdown in an acute care setting is required without exception.
    • Clinical Interview or an 'auto-offer' based on a resume review is offered.
      • Schedule Information
      • Nurse Aides 1 to 10
      • Ratios 1 to 4
      • # beds 44 beds, 8 semiprivate rooms (16 beds)
      • Weekend Requirement Every other weekend
      • Holidays Must be flexible and work as needed holidays and days around holidays
      • Floating to ICU but would only take stepdown patients unless have ICU experience
      • Floor specific orientation 3 shifts
      • Shifts 645am, 645pm
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit Notes for Cardiology (Stepdown Unit): Cardiology-4A/4B--This is cardiac stepdown. 4A is more cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 4B is for smaller procedures, drips, CHF patients.
        • Charge Nurse Charge Nurse (Clinical Supervisor)
        • Common diagnosis / Types of patients POD #1 CABG, anything cardiovascular surgery including fem pops, arteriogram, CEA. , thoracotomy, vats, EVARS, AAA repairs, arteriograms, carotid endarterectomies, stents, pacemakers, ablations, AICD, CHF, afib w/ RVR, CABG w/ pacer wires, adenosine cardioversions, a lot of chest tubes
        • Additional Notes Prefer able to pull pacer wires, if can't, they will orient to do; Fast turnover of rooms, average census is 32-38 pts, discharge and admit 12-16 pts in one shift on a busy day.
        • Additional Questions push on attendance, make sure they are ok with floating, if can't take ICU level patients, they will be asked to task in the ICU.
        • ADDITIONAL DRESS CODE NOTES Must have natural colored hair, no fake nails or shellac on nails, no facial piercing, no visible tattoos.
          • Additional Details
          • Nurse's Read Strips? Yes, must read and interpret
          • Scrubs Color- Caribbean Blue
          • Tele Yes, Phillips
          • Vents BiPap, CPAP only hour of sleep, vapotherm, no full vents, high flow oxygen
          • Hospitalist or Intensivist in house in house 24/7
          • IV Team PICC team
          • RT 24/7 Yes
          • Pharmacy 24/7 Yes

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