Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Puyallup, WA
Wellspring Nurse Source
3x12 hrs, Days

Unit Information

This role supports various units, including:

• MSICU: 40 beds
• CVICU: 10 beds (no specific CVICU experience required)
• PCU: 40 beds
• 2R PCU Obs: 18 beds (may increase to 27 during overflow)
• CCU: 30 beds
• Medical: 89 beds
• Surgical: 55 beds
• Flex Unit: 9 beds (PCU and MS patients)
• Inpatient Rehab: 47 beds on two floors
• ER holding unit (patients waiting on a bed)
• COVID overflow

Minimum Experience Requirements

• ICU: 2 years of experience
• PCU/PCU ER holds: 2 years of experience
• Medical-Surgical: 2 years in an acute care setting

Acceptance of First-Time Travelers

First-time travelers are welcome to apply.

Patient Types and Common Diagnoses

ICU (14 beds)

• Respiratory Failure
• GI Bleeds
• DKA
• Sepsis
• Complicated Post-operative Patients
• CVA's
• Flap surgeries
• Post-Arrest
• ETOH, IVDA

Note: Higher level therapies such as Rotoprone, Manual Prone, Hypothermia Protocol, CRRT, and TPA may be required, but craniotomies, major traumas, and major cardiothoracic patients will not be accepted.

PCU (40 beds)

• Respiratory compromise
• Sepsis
• Renal failure
• Bleeding disorders
• General medical/surgical patients
• CHF
• COPD
• Pneumonia
• General and orthopedic cases

Medical-Surgical

• Oncology: Neutropenic, post-operative patients
• Palliative care: General medical
• Psychiatric cases
• Common diagnoses: COPD, CHF, Sepsis, DVT, AKI, Dialysis, COVID

Rehabilitation (47 beds)

• Neuro patients: Stroke, Spinal Cord injury, TBI, Multi-Trauma, Post-COVID, Post-ICU
• Ventilated and tracheostomy patients are included
• Med-Surg level acuity patients

ED Holding

The primary unit for this role will be fast-paced and requires flexibility. Mixed diagnoses will be common, with nurse-to-patient ratios of:

• ICU: 1:2
• PCU: 1:4
• Medical-Surgical: 1:5
• Isolation and non-ambulatory patients may also be encountered.

Required Certifications and Licenses

• ICU: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• PCU: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Medical-Surgical: BLS, NIHSS

Skills Required

Clinicians must demonstrate proficiency in:

• ICU: Cardiac rhythm interpretation, ventilator management, invasive line management, ostomy care, management of general drains, and tracheostomy care.
• PCU: Cardiac rhythm interpretation, management of