Travel Nurse Rn - Pcu In Louisville, Ky

Details of the offer

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** 2+ years
**License:** Kentucky RN License
**Certifications:** ACLS, BLS, NIH Stroke Scale

**Must-Have:**
- Proficiency in cardiac monitoring
- IV therapy skills, including PICC line management, dressing changes
- Administering IV medications such as antibiotics, drips including heparin, nitroglycerin, amiodarone, cardizem
- Tracheostomy management
- Intermediate/step-down experience

**Job Description:**
- Work in a pulmonary intermediate care unit with responsibilities including patient care and monitoring
- Manage and operate equipment such as BiPAPs, high flow oxygen, and telemetry monitoring, with occasional cardiac drips
- Provide care for a mixed patient population on a 21-bed unit
- Maintain patient ratios from 4:1 up to 5:1, and 3:1 for BiPAP teams
- Utilize Cerner for Electronic Medical Records documentation
- Exhibit flexibility regarding patient assignments and floating to other units as needed
- Work every other weekend with no call requirements
- Have a positive attitude and an ability to manage stressful situations effectively
- Wear Galaxy Blue scrub tops with blue or black bottoms

**Preferred Skills/Experience:**
- Proficiency with BiPAPs and high-flow oxygen
- Experience with chest tubes and pulmonary disease management

**Additional Benefits of the Workplace:**
- Academic medical environment providing advanced heart care treatment
- Accredited chest pain center offering comprehensive 24/7 heart attack care and treatment
- Renowned for numerous medical firsts, including transplants and surgeries
- Provides comprehensive transplant services and acute inpatient/outpatient rehab services
- Offers access to leading-edge spinal cord injury therapies

Note: All applicants must be willing to work holidays and have flexible scheduling availability.


Nominal Salary: To be agreed

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