Travel Nurse RN - PCU - $2,092 to $2,735 per week in Albany, NY

Job Description & Requirements

Registered Nurse Progressive Care - Travel - (PCU RN)

StartDate : ASAP Available Shifts : 12 N Pay Rate : $2091.71 - $2735.31

D5 is a 43 bed neurosciences unit with three levels of care. We take patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, brain tumors, aneurysms, seizures, traumatic brain injuries, neuromuscular diseases and other diagnosis’ involving the neurologic system.

There are 22 neuro floor beds with patients requiring every 4-hour monitoring. There are also 21 neuro progressive care beds with patients requiring monitoring from every 15 minutes to every 2 hours.

Additionally, there are 7 Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) beds embedded in the 22 neuro floor beds. These patients are seizure disorder patients admitted electively with their anti-convulsant medications on hold and hard wired to continuous EEG.

This allows the physicians to identify the area of the brain where the seizures are occurring. Many of these patients become candidates for brain mapping with surgically placed grids to further pinpoint the area causing the seizures.

This mapping allows the surgeon to determine if the patient would be a candidate for surgical removal of parts of the brain to stop seizure activity and still allow the patient to have functionality.

Patients in the neuro progressive areas are those with fresh strokes, subarachnoid hemorrhages, TPA administration either initiated or maintained on the unit, craniotomies, ventriculostomies, lumbar drains, SEPS drains, anti-hypertensive medication drips such as Cleviprex and other neuro patients requiring close monitoring.

Neuro progressive patients usually advance to floor patients in a few days. The nurse-to-patient ratio for floor patients is typically 1 : 4 or 5 and in the progressive areas 1 : 2 or 3, depending on acuity.

Required Qualifications

Years of Experience : 2. Years of Experience : 2. - MUST have Neuro-Progressive / Stepdown exp

1. NY license (# / exp)

2. Current reference required to send

3. Non local

4. EPIC charting experience

5. ACLS, BLS

Facility Location

From its upscale urban culture to laid-back rural attractions and beautiful natural surroundings, the New York’s capital city offers an exciting mix of things to do, see and experience.

In addition to historical sites, museums and a thriving nightlife, there is the Mohawk-Hudson bikeway for joggers, walkers and cyclists, nearby mountains for skiers and hikers and numerous lakes and rivers for boaters, rafters, swimmers and fishing enthusiasts.

Job Benefits

At AMN Healthcare we take care of our travelers! We offer :

• Competitive pay rates
• Free, quality, private housing
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Refer a friend and earn extra cash!

About the Company

At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

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