Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Grand Island, Nebraska
CHI Health Saint Francis

Job Opportunity: PCU RN

Location

• City: Grand Island, Nebraska
• Facility: Health St Francis

Job Details

• Specialty: PCU RN
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Department: Stepdown

Requirements

• Experience: 1 year of unit experience
• Certifications Required:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
• Driver's License: Required at submission to determine eligibility based on the 50-mile radius rule.

Patient Care Information

• Number of Beds: 33
• Nurse to Patient Ratios: 1:4-5
• Common Diagnoses/Types of Patients:

  • Young adults through geriatrics
  • Sepsis, STEMI, CHF, chest pain, COVID, stroke, renal failure, COPD, DKA
  • Patients with complex medical issues including multisystem failure
• Titration of Drips: Required
• Common Titratable & Set Rate Drips:

  • Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, IV antibiotics, Insulin

Staffing and Support

• Charge Nurse: Yes, charge nurse takes an assignment.
• Nurse Aids/Patient Care Techs: Available with a 1:10 ratio, fluctuating based on unit census.
• Respiratory Therapy Equipment: BiPAP, Airvo
• Tele/Monitor Techs: Yes, RNs must read and interpret their own strips.

Scheduling

• Shifts:

  • Day Shift: 0630-1900
  • Night Shift: 1830-0700
• Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirements: As needed
• Floating Requirements: May float to MedSurg, Inpatient Rehab, or Skilled Care
• Orientation:

  • First week classroom training followed by 2-12 hour shifts on the floor.

Additional Notes

• Dress Code: Navy Blue scrubs for RNs
• Patient Flow: Busy environment with admitting and discharging within the same 6-hour timeframe.
• Attributes for Success: Strong teamwork, friendly and positive attitude, engagement in positive patient experience, commitment to bedside report and hourly rounding.

Radius Rule

• Candidates must be outside a 50-mile radius and may not be employed full-time, part-time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.

Time Off

• RTO (Request Time Off) needed upfront (7 or fewer days per 13-week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved after submission.