PCU RN
Hermitage, TN
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus
$1,788/weekOverview
- Start DateASAP
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- ShiftDays
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (1 year)
- Skills Checklist
- Updated Resume
Description
Travel RN Job Summary
Role
- Registered Nurse in a progressive care unit
- Travel assignment in Tennessee
Location
- Hermitage, Tennessee
Schedule
- 36 hours per week
- 3 twelve-hour shifts per week
- Every other weekend required
- Self-scheduling
- 4-week schedules
Assignment Length
- 13 weeks
Required Qualifications
- Valid RN license in Tennessee
- PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
- PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
- BLS
- ACLS
- Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
- EKG rhythm interpretation
- Cardiac drip experience
- Insulin drip experience
- Heparin drip experience
- Peripheral IV skills
Preferred / Helpful Experience
- Critical thinking skills
- EKG rhythm interpretation
- Experience with cardiac drips, insulin drips, and heparin drips
- Experience with bipaps, high-flow oxygen, and multiple oxygen delivery systems
- Experience with stroke care and post-cardiac cath care
- Experience with tube feedings and NG/Dobhoff tubes
- Peripheral IV skills
- Peritoneal dialysis experience
Unit Details
- Progressive care unit with 34 beds in one section and 25 beds in another
- Typical patient ratios: 1:4 to 1:5 on days, 1:5 to 1:6 on nights
- May float between progressive care units or to med-surg floors
- Uses Meditech for documentation
Common Responsibilities / Procedures
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Thoracentesis
- Paracentesis
- Chest tube insertions
- Dobhoff/NG tube insertions
- Central line dressing changes
- Wound vac troubleshooting
Work Environment
- Black scrubs required
- Hourly rounding on days and every 2 hours on nights
- AIDET and communication board use expected
- Tech support available on the unit
Additional Notes
- Wound care support is part of the unit workflow
- Travelers often extend after the first assignment
Employer
PRIDE Health
59 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Hermitage, TN
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