Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,310 per week
Company: Tact Staff
Location: Martinsburg
Posted on: May 6, 2024
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Job Description:
Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care
Unit for a travel nursing job in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Job
Description & Requirements
ALL SUBMITTALS MUST INCLUDE A UNEXPIRED COPY OF THE CANDIDATES
DRIVES LICENSE
Can only submit to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU
system
Drivers license address must be outside 50 miles from the
facility
Previous perm candidates must be gone for 2 years
Previous travelers there for 1 full year must be gone for 2
years
Individual unit requirements listed in pulse apply.
Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 email
We are only permitted to submit 2 candidates per opening, if the
position is at max, we will hold on to the submission if a spot
opens up
COVID VACCINE REQUIRED: Fully vaccinated means either 2 shots of
Moderna or Pfizer or 1 shot of J&J; If a traveler wants to
decline based on a Medical or Religious reason, please have them
fill out the appropriate Exemption Form and email it to the address
on the form. These should be done ASAP as they have to go through a
council to be approved or denied
Unit 2nd floor Stepdown
# Beds & Unit Specific Info
1) 2nd Floor has 20-Beds - all private rooms
Unit Specic Info:
PCU/Stepdown. ativan & insulin drips, as well as titrating drips
(currently only do set-rate drips).
Certs "BLS & ACLS are the only required certifications
Ok with 1st time travelers"
Ratios 1:5 for both Day & Night shift
EMR EPIC
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor This can vary day-by-day. Sometimes
they have a "floating" Charge Nurse who goes between 2nd & 6th
floor. Otherwise they have a Charge Nurse on each floor but they do
take a full patient assignment
Nurse Aides When they are fully staffed they like to have 3 PCTon
each floor; however, there are times when they might only have 1
PCT per floor
Weekend Requirement Every-other-weekend. Nights is Fri/Sat; Days
Sat/Sun
Holidays The Director tries not to schedule travelers on holidays
if possible; however, this will be based off the needs of the unit.
The expectation would still be that travelers could work holidays
if needed.
Scrub Color Navy blue - navy or white jacket - undershirt white or
navy - hair must be natural hair color - No pink/purple/blue.
Distasteful tattoos must be covered.
Tele Monitors Phillips Cardiac Monitors - 2 monitor techs/69
monitors but sometimes only have 1 - Currently have a central
monitor station & hardwired in the rooms. The data from the
monitors, vents, etc. flows directly into EPIC (only have boxes but
will have some hardwired into the rooms later this year.)
Do nurses read strips? Q 4 hrs & export into pts chart but nurse
has to go inot the cchart & document the strip & rhyhtme & doc that
they revieweed it.
Drips Cardizem, Amiodarone, Labetolol, Dop, Dobutamine, Hep &
Intetgrigl per protocol, Nitro, set rate
Vents Bipap, Cpap, High Flow managed per RT
Hospitalist or Intensivist in house Hospitalist in-house 24/7
IV Team No IV Team
RT 24/7 RT is in-house 24/7
Pharmacy 24/7 Pharmacy in-house 24/7 & on the unit during the day -
Omnicell
Shifts "12's 7-730 for both day or night shifts
Use Kronos to enter schedule requests then the clinical coordinator
enters & manager approves, at least 2 weeks in advance for 4 weeks
at a time. Will allow block scheduling if in the contract. Sun -
Sat (confirm if same as ICU) "
Floating Rarely float but if they did float ICU to overflow tele or
Ortho/MedSurg
Floor specific orientation 1-2 depending on expeirente
Common diagnosis/Types of patients Elevated trop, no titration, no
DKA, no vents, active cp, active CP, active CP, pre/post cath with
& w/out intervention - post STEMI after recover ICU, NSTEMI,
peritoneal dialy (will teach them), pacers, occas post-surg (hip if
ortho full or have cardiac issue), oncology (if full),Tact Medical
Staffing Job ID . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36
hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend
amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse -
IMC/PCU/Stepdown About Tact Staff Our nurses choose Tact
assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new
challenges in their careers while they travel across the United
States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and
personal level. Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will
work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new
assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the
most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer
healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you
choose the job and location that are right for you.Be Adventurous,
Make a Difference, Travel with Tact. Be Adventurous - Becoming a
travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal
adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to
explore a new place, and try amazing food Make a Difference -
Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and
compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed. We know
how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as
recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals,
where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is
something we feel thankful to be able to do. Travel with Tact -
From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a
relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your
friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet
professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly
want and don't want in a travel assignment.
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