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Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

$1,963/week

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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.
Ratios: 1:6-7
Shift: NIGHT 3x12-Hour 36 or 48 hours. If 48 THEN NO OT BILLED UNTIL AFTER 48. Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!
Float Requirement: YES REQUIRED
Weekend Requirement: 5-6 weekend shifts (equates to every other weekend)
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: Congestive Heart Failure; Arrhythmias; Post cardiac Cath
SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Unit monitors cardiac patients. Cardiac Drips (Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Milrinone, Dopamine, etc). Sheaths Pulls, TR Bands, Femstop
UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR
UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours
SCRUBS: Navy

Job requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 2
Traveler Experience: NOT REQUIRED
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Skills: Telemetry AND PCU/DOU/IMC/StepdowN experience. Interpretation of dysrhythmias and remote monitoring required. Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, and Sheath Removal experience required. Accessing ports, Blood Product Administration, central Line/care management, PICC line management, Cardiac drip-titrate Diltiazem and Amiodarone, Post cardiac cath experience
Certs: ACLS
PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: NIH, Charge experience
MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.
NM must interview prior to finalizing the offer

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PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Congestive Heart Failure; Arrhythmias; Post cardiac Cath
SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Unit monitors cardiac patients. Cardiac Drips (Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Milrinone, Dopamine, etc). Sheaths Pulls, TR Bands, Femstop
UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

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