| Location | Tacoma, WA |
TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Tacoma, Washington.
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Unit: PCU
Experience: 1 year of PCU experience; will accept first time traveler with strong experience
Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Skills Required:
Telemetry experience, CIWA, BiPAP, Central line maintenance/management, tube/drain management, cardiac rhythm interpretation, IV skills
Preferred: Chest tube management, trach care, home vent
Common Medication: Cardizem, Dopamine, heparin, nitro, Lasix, Dilaudid (comfort care/PCA)
If titrating constantly, will reconsider for ICU or patient reassignment
Floating: Will only float within Allenmore
ED Holding (all service levels within scope and below)
Overflow areas
No specific MS units
Travelers will float first
Patient Types:
MS/PCU non specialty unit, respiratory failure, sepsis, GIB, bariatric post op, diabetic, CHF, COPD, PNA, Acute SNF patients, TIA/Stroke rule out
Mixed acuity MS/PCU (You could have mixed acuity on shifts with both PCU and MS patients. )
Patient Ratios:
RN: 1:4-5 PCU
1:5 MS/MT
CNA: 1:10
BS check, vitals, toileting, bathing, feeding
Support on the Unit:
Charge nurse: free floating usually
Educator covers hospital during day
SWAT nurse- PICCs, take pt to procedures
RT 24/7
Hospitalist 24/7
OT, PT, ST (day shift only)
Phlebotomy
Charting System/Equipment:
EPIC (preferred)
Alaris
Pyxis
Support on the Unit:
Charge nurse: free floating usually
Educator covers hospital during day
SWAT nurse- PICCs, take pt to procedures
RT 24/7
Hospitalist 24/7
OT, PT, ST (day shift only)
Phlebotomy
1495185
TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.
TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.