Travel Nurse Rn - Pcu In Louisville, Ky

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse - Step Down

**Job Specialty:** PCU Nights

**Job Duration:** 13 weeks

**Shift:** 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM

**Guaranteed Hours:**

**Experience:** Minimum of 2 years of acute care RN experience

**License:** Registered Nurse

**Certifications:** Required - Registered Nurse

**Must-Have:**
- Ability to read telemetry strips

**Job Description:**
- Work shifts include 4 out of 6 holidays (Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day) if starting before November 28. If starting after November 28, work 3 out of 4 holidays. The manager will decide which days.
- Small mixed acuity PCU unit with 20 beds and a patient ratio of 4:1.
- Nightshift and dayshift educators available; Assistant Nurse Manager out of staffing every shift.
- Top diagnoses/procedures include Sepsis, Acute Kidney Injury, respiratory illnesses, general surgery cases, Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response, etc.
- Common equipment includes IV & PCA pumps, Wound Vacs.
- RN should be capable of managing equipment such as CPAP/BiPAP, trach care, dialysis fistula care, PICC/central line management, and feeding tubes.
- Required skills include IV insertion, blood draws, and wound vac management.
- Minimal medication titration needed, with common medications including drips like Heparin, Amiodarone, and Cardizem.
- EPIC charting proficiency required.
- Scrub color is Galaxy Blue, but not provided.