Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Kearney, Nebraska
CHI Health Good Samaritan

12 hour shifts, 36 hours guaranteed.

2 years of unit experience.

BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certifications.

Looking for someone who is flexible and willing to learn as well as take feedback along the way.

A nurse on this unit is successful if they are a team player, are flexible and adaptable, and have good communication skills.

Shifts & Scheduling: 0630-1830, 1830-0630 / Smart Square online scheduling.

Weekend Requirements: Every third.

Holiday Requirements: Rotating with perm staff.

Floating Requirements: Yes, to MedSurg or to ICU to take PCU acuity patients.

Ratios: 1:4-5 both days and nights.

Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes.

Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, Nitro, Dopamine, Cardizem, Amiodarone, insulin.

Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes.

Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes, 1:12.

RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides troubleshoot?: High flow.

Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs must read and interpret.

How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 1 week.

Additional Notes: Overhead lifts in half the rooms, portable lifts, vein finders, bladder scanner, Focus on patient experience scores, responsiveness, hospital environment, and communication about medications.

Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults, Cardiac med/surg, dialysis, cancer diagnosis, vascular, sepsis, adult respiratory, stroke, post stent, post pacer placement, renal failure.

Different cultural populations are served on this unit- primarily Hispanic and Somalian.