Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,937 per week

eTeam Inc is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 11 / 11 / 2024
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours
• Employment Type : Travel

RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR###

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP :

Minimum Years of Experience : 1 year required.

Traveler Experience : Unit WILL ACCEPTS 1st time traveler.

Locals Accepted / Rate Difference : Yes

Skills : IV start, Vents, Telemetry and cpap / bipap, Interpretation / management of dysrhythmias.

Certs : ACLS, BLS

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP : NIHSS

JOB DETAILS :

Target Ratios : 1 : 5-6 (Mixed acuity unit with PCU and MS / Tele patients with ratios of 1 : 6)

Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the Unit through the Holidays!

36 - 48 hrs can be offered. No OT will be offered after 48 hrs has been reached.

12 HOUR NIGHTS; 18 : 45 - 07 : 15

RTO 7 DAYS MAX for Aya Auto Offer

Float Requirement : required to float to like units.

Weekend Requirement : 4 weekend shifts in 6 weeks but staffing needs may require more.

Patient Population : COPD, PNA, Resp distress, Covid-19, FLU, PE’s.

Patient population currently includes care for COVID-19 patients, including those who have tested positive.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS : Our acuity is on the higher end of a med-surg unit, but we do operate with a team lead present in a 3 : 1 that rounds the whole unit, 2 respiratory therapists that are rounding, and an assistant nurse manager on shift including weekends.

We do take ventilators on our unit but they are for chronic trach / vent patients. Our model is that no nurse has more than one vent patient at a time.

Our unit is 48 beds in total. Our CNA’s are a 9-10 : 1. Most of our patient population is going to be COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and patients with chest tubes, CPAP, BiPAP.

Many have comorbidities as well as telemetry monitoring.

Recognizing the high ratios and acuity, the following resources are available on the unit :

An Admission / Discharge nurse

Assistant Nurse Manager

Vascular Access Team

Code Team

Behavioral Health Team

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT : Chest tubes

Chest tubes

Drips : Dopamine

Dopamine

Cardizem

Heparin

vents, trachs, bipaps / cpaps

UNIT SYSTEMS : Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

SCHEDULING TYPE : Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling

UNIT ORIENTATION : 24 hours

SCRUBS : white or navy blue

INTERNAL NOTES

Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty

Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling

Shift : Night 4x12-Hour (18 : 45 - 07 : 15)

eTeam Inc Job ID #23380966. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Posted job title : Registered Nurse / PCU

About eTeam Inc

eTeam was formed in 1999 with the goal of becoming the company of choice for clients, talent and staffing professionals. Today, we’re one of the fastest-growing global companies and ranked as one of the best companies to work for by Staffing Industry Analysts.

We aspire everyday to do quality work for our clients and help our talent work at some of the most amazing companies.

Benefits : Health and dental insurance

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
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