Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,912 per week

Company: Health Creighton University Medical Center
Location: Omaha
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS required.
  • Job Details
  • Hospital located in Eastern Nebraska is looking for travel RN's in their HVI (Cardio/General ICU/PCU/MedSurg combined Unit) - Generalist ICU and PCU experience accepted. PCU patients and ratio will be expected. This is an ASAP need. 13 weeks, 48 hour contracts.
    • Job Requirements
    • ICU Exp Required but CVICU preferred
    • Heart and Vascular Institute 5th floor CUMC Bergan Mercy
    • ICU/PCU background preferred
    • Universal Care: Varying levels of care ICU, PCU, Med Surg cardiac and vascular patient
    • Cardiac and vascular patient population. Post op recovery of these patients and post procedure patients from cath lab.
    • We are also stroke designated as well and take some CVA patients.
    • CHF and any other cardiac and vascular related diagnosis.
    • Impella, ballon pump, ventilators, BIPAP, CPAP
    • amio, nitro, nicardapine, epi, cardizem. Multiple other cardiac medications for blood pressure management
    • ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
    • EKG exam required
    • Adults- varies depending on acuity: 1:2 for ICU, 1:4 for PCU 1:5 for med surg
      • Schedule Information
      • Cyclic staff scheduling
      • Navy scrubs
      • 12 hr nights
      • Candidates can work with the scheduler when they report but they are looking for flexible travelers
      • They will NOT contract block schedule.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Universal Care: Varying levels of care ICU, PCU, Med Surg cardiac and vascular patient
        • Cardiac and vascular patient population. Post op recovery of these patients and post procedure patients from cath lab.
        • We are also stroke designated as well and take some CVA patients.
        • ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
        • Adults- varies depending on acuity: 1:2 for ICU, 1:4 for PCU 1:5 for med surg
          • Additional Details
          • ACLS, BLS, NIHSS;ICU Exp Required but CVICU preferred
          • RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated
          • Auto Offer based off of profile. Interviews are not being conducted. We can put in a request but it can take up to a week to interview and spots will not be held for candidates requiring it.

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