Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
San Antonio, Texas
Metropolitan Methodist Hospital

ACLS certification required.

The hospital is part of Methodist Healthcare and adheres to the organization's mission of 'Serving Humanity to Honor God.'

Metropolitan Methodist Hospital provides services such as heart and cancer care, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, sleep disorder evaluation, and has the largest emergency room in downtown San Antonio.

Must have PCU experience and Telemetry experience.

Must be certified in BLS and ACLS.

Preferred skills include additional PCU/ICU experience and PCCN or CCCN Certification.

Meditech experience preferred.

Scheduling requirements: Must work at least 4 weekend shifts per month.

Shifts are requested by staff and balanced by the unit director.

No call requirements.

Guaranteed 36 hours per week.

Progressive Care Unit/Telemetry/ICU Stepdown classification.

Building/Floor/Suite information of unit: Main Tower/3rd Floor.

Number of Beds: 33.

Patient Ratios: 4-5:1.

Unit staffing description: 1 Unit Coordinator daily/2-3 Patient Care Assistants daily.

Type of equipment: Lifts, Patient Tele Monitors (bedside and remote), EKG, IV Poles, SCDs, Beds, Low Beds, Glucometer.

Documentation system: Meditech.

Procedures performed on unit include blood draws, stroke assessments, CPR, ACLS, lifts, wound care, IV therapy.

Patient Experience Required: Service recovery, assistance for concerns, AIDET, hourly rounding, bedside shift report.

Must follow Methodist’s ICARE Values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence).