Travel Nurse Rn - Pcu In Louisville, Ky

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Progressive Care Unit (PCU) - Mixed Acuity General Overflow
**Job Duration:** 13-18 weeks
**Shift:** 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** 2+ years in PCU
**License:** Valid Kentucky RN License
**Certifications:** Basic Life Support (BLS), NIH Stroke Scale Certification

**Must-Have:**
- PCU experience
- Cardiac medications management (gtts experience)
- Telemetry

**Job Description:**
- Work in a dynamic team environment with a focus on providing advanced heart care treatment.
- Collaborate effectively as a friendly and flexible team player.
- Utilize critical thinking skills and self-motivation for quality patient care.
- Float to any PCU or Medical-Surgical unit as needed.
- Care for mixed acuity general overflow patients with a 5:1 patient ratio.
- Operate equipment such as Dynamaps, glucometers, IV and SCD pumps, lift equipment, bladder scanners, cardiac monitoring tools, and Provizio SEMs scanner.
- Maintain and document patient records in the Cerner electronic medical record system.
- Abide by dress code: Galaxy Blue top and black or galaxy blue bottoms; white or gray undershirts are acceptable.
- Must work every third weekend and two out of three major holidays during the assignment.

**Why Work Here:**
- Be part of an esteemed academic medical center with a reputation for numerous medical firsts.
- Work in a leading center for heart transplantation and accredited chest pain center.
- Engage with advanced therapies for spinal cord injuries and participate in a recognized Movement Disorders Program.
- Contribute to innovative and groundbreaking medical procedures and treatments in a multidisciplinary medical setting.