TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PCU RN in Omaha, Nebraska, 68124!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Stepdown
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Required
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Must-Have: 1 year experience with this patient population
Description:
The department requires nurses to provide care for patients needing intermediate care and those downgraded from a higher acuity level.
The unit heavily supports thoracic procedures, electrophysiology, catheterizations, and structural heart interventions.
Common diagnoses include cardiovascular issues, strokes, congestive heart failure, and atrial fibrillation.
Nurses will be required to titrate drips, including but not limited to amiodarone, nitroglycerin, nicardipine, epinephrine, and diltiazem.
A charge nurse is present on each shift, but they rarely take on assignments.
Patient care assistants are available with a ratio of 1:18.
A hospitalist and intensivist are on site 24/7, with specialists available on call after hours.
Respiratory therapy is also available in the unit at all times.
Nurses will troubleshoot respiratory equipment such as BiPAP and CPAP machines.
Remote telemetry technicians are present, but nurses are required to read and interpret their own telemetry strips.
Shifts run from 0630 to 1900 and 1830 to 0700, and the manager schedules shifts without self-scheduling options.
Every other weekend shift is mandatory, and staff may float to units of the same or lower acuity levels.
Uniforms must be navy blue in color.
The orientation process is tailored according to the needs and experience of the nurse.
Requests for time off must be provided upfront, with limited options for changes.
The hospital reserves the right to cancel shifts as needed during the assignment.