Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur Memorial Hospital

Shift: Days (0600-1830)

20 rooms/beds on unit. 1:5 ratios for all shifts.

Years of experience REQ: Minimum 2 years' experience required.

First-timers accepted: Yes.

Weekend REQ: Will work weekends as needed for the department.

Required Work Setting Experience: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry.

Required Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Skills/Experience: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams.

Required Cardiovascular Case Skills/Experience: Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, TR Band.

Required Gastrointestinal Case Skills/Experience: Feeding tube care and management.

Required Genitourinary/Renal Case Skills/Experience: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure.

Required IV therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Phlebotomy, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs.

Required Medication Experience/Skills: Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, PCA, Procedural Sedation Administration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips.

Surgical drain experience required.

Required Respiratory Case Skills/Experience: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management.

Required Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac.

Code blue/rapid response experience preferred.

Cerner experience preferred.

Must have active IL license in hand to apply.

Weekend REQ: Will work weekends as needed for the department.

Guaranteed Hours: Client may call off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours.