**Job Title:** Registered Nurse - PCU
**Job Specialty:** Clinical Coordination & Staffing Float Pool
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** 12 Hour Nights
**Guaranteed Hours:** 48 hours per week
**Experience:** 1.5 years of general nursing experience; Float pool experience preferred and travel experience required unless first-time traveler with 2+ years of experience
**License:** Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
**Certifications:** BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
**Must-Have:** BSN, PCU level RN willing to float to MedSurg/Tele
**Job Description:**
- This is a float pool position throughout various units within the designated location, including MedSurg.
- Patient types include Orthopedics, Neuro (Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack, etc.), Surgical, Medical (Urinary Tract Infection, Pneumonia, Failure to Thrive, etc.), Intermediate Care (Sepsis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, End-stage Renal, Alcohol Withdrawal, etc.), Oncology, and Heart and Vascular (Chest Pain, Heart Failure, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, etc.).
- Common titratable drips: Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Levo, Dopamine, Insulin.
- Skills required include cardiac rhythm interpretation, IV starts, blood product administration, CIWA, drain/tube management, indwelling and straight catheter insertion/management, continuous bladder irrigation, chest tube maintenance.
- Experience required with cardiac procedural recovery (CABG/TAVR/post Cardiac Cath), MI pharmacology, Heparin gtts.
- Support on the unit includes the presence of a CNA on all units, charge nurse dedicated to each unit and float pool, 24/7 phlebotomy and RT, no IV/VAT team, variable resource nurse, and 24/7 hospitalist.
- Utilizes Epic charting system, Omnicell, and Alaris IV pumps.
- Routine floating across Ortho/Neuro/Surgical, Medical, Progressive Care Unit, Oncology, and Heart and Vascular.
- Orientation includes 2 days for the facility and 3 shifts for the unit.
- Scheduling requires hired shift availability, potential split shifts, every other weekend rotation, and holiday expectation of every other holiday.
- Approval of time off is possible for up to 7 days, with the requirement to extend the 13-week contract. No time off granted during annual motorcycle rally (first 2-3 weeks in August).