Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit RN
Asheville, NC
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (PCU) - Travel Assignment

Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Hours per Week: 36

Unit Overview

• Unit: Cardiovascular Progressive Care (CVPC) / Stepdown Unit
• Beds: 40 cardiac surgery stepdown beds
• Patient Population:

  • Cardiovascular surgery and vascular surgery patients (e.g., open heart surgery including CABG, AVR, MVR, Bentall, TAVR)
  • Thoracic lung surgery (lobectomy, thoracotomy)
  • Esophagogastrectomy
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair (open and endovascular)
  • Femoral-popliteal bypass
  • Carotid endarterectomies
  • Overflow medical cardiology patients (heart failure, DKA, chest pain, sepsis, heart block)
• Patient Ratios:

  • RN to patient ratio: 1:5
  • Patient Care Technician (PCT) to patient ratio: 1:13
• Typical Procedures:

  • Epidural management
  • Chest tube management
  • Tube feedings
  • IV glucose management
  • Cardiac drip management (phenylephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, cardizem, amiodarone, insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, ketamine)
• Equipment: Baxter IV pumps, CADD epidural pumps, various lifts
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Cerner

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 2 years of Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience, with at least some experience within the last year
• Telemetry experience
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification

Work Schedule & Environment

• Shift: Not specified; 36 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Minimum 6 weekend shifts (day or night) per 6-week schedule period
• Call: No on-call required
• Floating Areas: Any stepdown unit (1:5 ratio), medical-surgical units (1:6-7 ratio), ER inpatient holding area (1:6 ratio)
• Dress Code: Navy scrubs, white tops with navy bottoms, or all white

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• Team player
• Enjoys a fast-paced environment
• Flexible

This position is a travel nursing opportunity in a high-acuity cardiovascular progressive care unit with a focus on complex cardiac and vascular surgical patients.