Address 37450 Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Certification Details
General information
Certifications Required: BLS and ACLS
Job Details
Specialty: RN
Employment Type: Travel
Unit: Progressive Care Unit
The PCU delivers highly individualized care to medical, cardiac, and surgical complex patients requiring intermediate care such as: Sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, heart blocks, post cardiac catheterization, AKI, CKD, diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, CVA, acute and chronic respiratory failure, GI bleed, pneumonia, post-operative day one coronary artery bypass grafting, post-operative day one aortic valve surgery, post thoracic surgery, post neurosurgery, as well as other complex patients.
Job Requirements
Cardiac/telemetry experience, and PCU and/or critical care experience
Advanced skills needed: IV insertion, chest tube management, DHT insertion/management, tracheostomy experience, CVC management, EKG, Foley management, early patient mobility
Procedures performed on unit: Foley placement, IV insertion, wound vac management, DKA management, EKGs, DHT/NG placement, patient ambulation, ADLs
Schedule Information
Number of Beds: 29
Patient Ratios: 4:1
Scheduling requirements: 3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule. Self-scheduling (within reason to allow balanced staffing). May request days off as needed prior to schedule closing. Schedule will be finalized 2 weeks in advance. Can accommodate block scheduling for night shift.
Unit Specific Information
Unit staffing description: Dayshift unit secretary and 2-3 PCTs depending on census. Nightshift has 2-3 PCTs depending on census.
Type of equipment: Welch Allyn dynamaps, Phillips telemetry, Phillips MP2, Pyxis, Alaris pumps, Hill-Rom beds, iMobile devices, MobiLab
Documentation system: Meditech
Floating policy: Travel RNs float first. We rotate floating, and the oldest float date will float first.
Patient Experience requirements: We have a heavy cardiac patient population, and the CV surgery patients come to PCU when they leave our ICU.