Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Wilmington, NC
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

Travel rate is available for local travelers if their start date is on or before 12/16.

RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience on the cardiac floor required. **May screen if 1.5 year of CVICU experience in a large facility
Traveler Experience: Required UNLESS traveler has more than 24 months of cardiac experience.
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Skills: Cardiac Telemetry, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Sheath Removal, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleuravac, External CPAP/BIPAP, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management
Certs: BLS & ACLS, NIHSS

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Arterial line management, Wound Care/Wound Vac, and Charge Experience
JOB DETAILS:
Ratios: Varies per Acuity. Ratios are 1:4 for surgical step down, and 1:5-6 for lower acuity
Shift: NIGHTS 36 HOURS ONLY Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!
Float Requirement: Will follow unit rotation - not first to float
Weekend Requirement: 4 per 4 weeks (flexible)

** Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed

PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Atrial Fibrillation, CHF, ACS, CAD, Aortic stenosis/regurgitation, Mitral Regurgitation/Stenosis, Endocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, PVD PAD, Vasculitis, Carotid stenosis, Venous stasis, sheath management, sheath removal.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR, Mitral Clip, LAAO (Watchman procedure), VATS, Carotid endarterectomy, FEM-POP bypass, Amputations, Other vascular surgeries, Cardiac surgeries, Thoracic surgeries, General thoracic surgery, Post cath, Post DCCV, Post electrophysiology procedures, Pacemaker placements.

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Arterial lines (not required), Doppler, Bladder scanner, EKG, Femoral sheaths, TR band, Fem-stop, Chest tubes, Epicardial Pacing Wires.

UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

SCHEDULING TYPE: Self

UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours

SCRUBS: Navy

INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY:
Please provide your candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting. Manager will not offer without speaking to the candidate first.

*** INTERNAL NOTES ***
Please review against the UD

*MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.
***Every candidate will be interviewed.