Travel Nurse RN – PCU – $2,012 per week in Asheville, NC

Job Description

Job Title: RN

Profession: Registered Nurse

Specialty: Progressive Care Unit

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: Night Shift

Hours per Shift: 12 Hours

Experience: Minimum of 2 Years

License: RN License Required

Certifications: BLS, ACLS

Must-Have:
– Stepdown or progressive care experience
– Telemetry experience
– Experience with titratable or cardiac IV medications such as nitroglycerin, Cardizem, amiodarone, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin drip, heparin, bumetanide/Lasix

Description:
General information about the unit includes 40 beds.

Day shift consists of 1 charge nurse, 10 bedside nurses, 4 patient care technicians, and 1 unit secretary.

Night shift consists of 1 charge nurse, 10 bedside nurses, and 3 patient care technicians.

Patient ratios are typically 1:4, with stretch staffing at a 1:5 ratio.

Patients include those with congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, chest pain, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, valvular disease, endocarditis, diabetic ketoacidosis, and those post cardiac catheterization, stent placement, pacemaker/ICD placement, or ablation.

Typical equipment includes Zoll monitors, Baxter pumps, lift equipment, bladder scanners, and Cerner electronic medical records.

Ideal candidates are flexible, have a positive attitude, are great team players, and demonstrate compassion.

Preferred qualifications include experience with prostacyclins.

Relief charge experience is also beneficial.

Weekend and on-call duties include every other weekend.

Unit policies and guidelines will be discussed during orientation.

Floating may be required to all medical-surgical units, stepdown units, and other areas.