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Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,944 per week Voca Healthcare
Evansville, INToday
- $2,944 Per Week
| Location | Evansville, IN |
Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Evansville, Indiana.
Shift: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM Description: Stepdown Cardiac Neuro
*NO LOCAL CANIDATES (40 MILE RADIUS RULE)Contract Length: 13 weeksStart: 11/1 - Bi-weekly orientationGuaranteed hours: 36Primary location: MidtownShift Requirement: 12hr Days 6:30-7Float Requirement: First to float within skillset. Newburgh (IN) campus (8 miles apart) & potential to float to Henderson (KY 11 miles). 2 HR notice given for cross campus float. Mid-shift float within same campus. Cross campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible.On Call/Call Back Requirement: N/AWeekend/Holiday Requirement: Three weekends out of every six-week schedule. Every other holiday.Required Certs to be attached upon submittal: Must have current active compact license. AHA BLS, AHA ACLS and NIHSS.Minimum Experience REQUIRED: 2 solid years Stepdown + 1 travel contract OR 5 years of solid Stepdown if no travel experienceCharting Experience: Recent EPIC experience required (will be required to do a checkoff class)Patient Population: Post procedure cardiac (cath/stents/interventions, pacers, ICD, ablation), Identify/care of STEMI/NSTEMI, Carotid endarterectomy, Sepsis, Neuro (CVAs, seizures, possible TBI), DKA.Skillset: Tele/12-lead EKG interpretation (TRAVELERS REQUIRED TO PASS TELE TESTS), post heart cath care (fem./TR bands), initiate/titrate drips (Cardizem, Amio, cardene, nitro, Insulin, Heparin), NIHSS/strong neuro assessments, sepsis care, chest tubes, PIV insertion. Must have strong assessment and critical thinking skills! Unit Information: 19 beds, blended unit (8 designated Stepdown bed, 11 MS/T)Ratio: Days 1:5-6; CN will take patients. Stepdown RNs will take MS/T patients.Unit Strengths: The manager opening this unit has been with Facility over 20+ years and had the lowest turnover in the organization for 2024.Scrub Colors: Navy blue scrubs - No competing health systems or agency logos* 3 call-ins can result in termination **** Teaching hospital, may require precepting of students & new hires ***Covid-19 Vaccine Not Required -- Subject to changeGSA hours are not guaranteed the week of Orientation. Traveler is guaranteed set hours per week, except during holidays where unit is closed REQUIRED EDUCATION:Associate Degree or Certificate HOLIDAY ROTATION REQUIREMENTS:Every other holiday. SHIFT NOTES:12 hr Days BEDS:19 Guaranteed Hours: 36
As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.
As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way. Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.