Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $1,766 per week in Macon, GA
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Macon, GA
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$1,766–$1,766
SKILLS
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Arterial Lines, Basic Life Support (BLS), Blood Bank, Centralized Operations/Management, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Electronic Medical Records, Heparin, Hospital, Insulin, Intensive Care, Medical Record System, Nursing, Nursing Management, Patient Care, Phlebotomy, Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Therapy, Team Player, Telemetry, Tracheotomy, Unit Secretary, Ventilator
LOCATION
Macon, GA
POSTED
3 days ago
Job Title: RN - PCU Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: Progressive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour Day Shift Hours per Shift: 36 Experience: 2 years PCU RN experience required License: Required License Certifications: NIHSS, BLS, ACLS certification required; CCRN preferred but not required; BCR competency required Must-Have: Trach care Chest tube management PIV starts Knowledge of glucommander Insulin drips Heparin drips Monitoring and management of invasive lines, including arterial lines and central venous lines Supervision of telemetry monitoring Description: The RN will work in a Progressive Care Unit with a focus on step-down ICU patients. Common diagnoses include respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, and overdoses. The nurse will manage patient care for chronic home ventilators with static vent settings. Patient ratios are RN: 1:3-4, with CNA support available. CNA duties include assisting with vital signs, glucose checks, bathing, feeding, ambulating, turning patients, and transporting patients. Unit support includes a unit secretary on duty during specific hours and phlebotomy services primarily from blood collection staff. The RN will be responsible for assisting in a variety of bedside procedures including chest tube placement and tracheostomy. The hospital has respiratory therapy and hospitalist services available 24/7. There is central telemetry monitoring in place along with the use of an electronic medical record system. Nurses will work one shift on each major holiday and will participate in weekend rotation as required. The unit culture emphasizes teamwork in a busy environment.
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