Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $1,876 per week in Shreveport, LA
Cynet Health
- Shreveport, LA
- Today
- $1,876
Highlights
Job Title: Registered Nurse - PCU Profession: Registered Nurse Specialty: PCU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12H Nights Hours per Shift: 36 Experience: Minimum of 2 years PCU RN experience License: Required licensure as a Registered Nurse Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Must-Have: EKG competency exam Description: The position requires experience in a Cardiac Stepdown unit. Monitoring and intervention for patients with respiratory failure, CVA, DKA, and sepsis is essential.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Shreveport, LA |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Salary | $1,876 |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Website | https://cynethealth.com/ |
Description
Job Title: Registered Nurse - PCU
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: PCU
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12H Nights
Hours per Shift: 36
Experience: Minimum of 2 years PCU RN experience
License: Required licensure as a Registered Nurse
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Must-Have: EKG competency exam
Description:
The position requires experience in a Cardiac Stepdown unit.
The nurse will manage patients post-surgery, including CABG and lung surgeries.
Monitoring and intervention for patients with respiratory failure, CVA, DKA, and sepsis is essential.
Skills in titrating cardiac drips, insulin drips, and vasopressors are required.
Management of drains, chest tubes, and central lines must be demonstrated.
Cardiac skills, including managing venous sheaths and temporary pacemakers, are preferred.
Patient ratios will be 1:3-4.
Support on the unit includes CNAs and resource nurses during the day shift.
Unit secretaries are available during working hours on specific units.
The charting system used will be Meditech Expanse, along with Alaris IV Pumps and Pyxis for medication dispensing.
Schedule includes mandatory weekend rotations, with every other weekend required.
The nurse will work four days one week and three days the next week.
Holidays will require working two out of three major holidays.
Scrub color will be pewter, with specific guidelines for T-shirts and jackets.
Badges must be visible above the waist at all times.
The unit promotes a diverse culture and is traveler friendly.
About Company
Cynet Health is a TJC certified MBE and one of the fastest-growing healthcare staffing firms in the US providing Health Med and Health IT staffing and consulting services to countless hospitals, SNFs, clinics, labs, CROs, health & wellness centers, pharmacies, and other medical facilities across the United States. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, we are a certified Minority-Owned Business Enterprise and a recognized Diversity Supplier.
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