Travel Nurse Rn - Pcu In Chattanooga, Tn

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse

**Job Specialty:** Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

**Job Duration:** 13 weeks

**Shift:** 07:00-19:00

**Guaranteed Hours:** Not specified

**Experience:** Minimum 2 years of experience

**License:** Registered Nurse (RN)

**Certifications:** Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

**Must-Have:**
- ACLS/BLS certification
- Cardiac knowledge preferred
- Knowledge of Heparin, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, and Amiodarone drips

**Job Description:**
- Work within a 30-bed unit with a patient ratio of 5-6:1
- Collaborate with unit clerks, PCTs, and nursing supervisors
- Utilize equipment such as Welch Allyn vital signs devices, Novameter glucose monitors, Philips Telemetry, and MP2s
- Document using the Meditech-HCA version system
- Employ the WOW with med drawers and PyxisES dispensing system
- Follow scheduling requirements, including working equivalent of every other weekend
- Float to other M/S areas, including general MS, Ortho, PCU, and M/S surgical with oncology, as per skill mix needs
- Perform bedside and hourly rounding, and communicate known needs to PCTs effectively
- Engage in documentation of telemetry application, acknowledging rhythm strips each shift
- Adhere to the "No Pass Zone" policy for bed, call lights, and IV alarms
- Follow the dress code of navy scrubs for RNs, with the option for approved undershirts

We offer a supportive environment with experienced Charge Nurses, shared governance, and recognition programs such as Daisy and Bee Awards, and iHEAL nominations.