Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Louisville, Kentucky
Jewish Hospital
$1,683-1,809/weekCommon job information
Job Opportunity: Travel RN at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY
Position Overview
- Specialty: RN
- Facility: Jewish Hospital, part of the University of Louisville
- Location: 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
- Employment Type: Travel
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
Position Details
- Department/Cost Center: 5003009
- Number of Openings: 3
- Shift: 6:45 AM - 7:15 PM
- Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36
- Weekend Hours: Every other weekend
- Call Requirements: None
Qualifications
- Required Certifications:
- BLS
- NIH
- Kentucky RN License
- Years of Experience: 2+ years
- Float Requirements: Yes – Any PCU or Med Surg
Unit Information
- Number of Beds: 20
- Patient Ratios: 5-6:1
- Equipment Used:
- IV pumps
- Heart monitors
- PCA pumps
- Epidural pumps
- JP drains
- NG tubes
- Wound vacs
- EMR System: Cerner
Skills and Experience
- Must Have Skills/Experience:
- Med Surg experience
- Preferred Skillset/Experience:
- Cerner experience
- Type of Patients on Unit: Mix of medical and surgical
- Personality Fit:
- Great personality
- Willingness to work hard and collaborate as a team
- Laid back with a sense of humor
- Independent
Dress Code
- Scrub Color: Galaxy Blue
Additional Information
Why Work at Jewish Hospital?
- Academic Medical Center in downtown Louisville
- New Heart Hospital with advanced heart care treatment
- Accredited chest pain center providing comprehensive 24/7 STEMI heart attack care
- Noted for numerous medical firsts in Kentucky and the nation, including:
- First kidney transplant in 1964
- First open-heart surgery in 1965
- First heart transplant in 1984
- First successful AbioCor™ Implantable Replacement Heart transplant
- Offers acute inpatient and outpatient rehab services through UofL Health - Frazier Rehab Institute
- Recognized for leading-edge therapies for spinal cord patients and as a National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence.
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Facility
Jewish Hospital
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Pros
Flexible schedule Teaching facilities
Cons
Low pay Necessary items scattered over four rooms Some doctors’ poor working attitudes tolerated by management

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