Travel Nurse RN - Float PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Seattle, WA
TheraEX Staffing Services
3x12 hrs, Nights

Charting System:
Cerner

Unit Notes
**Medical Solutions auto deducts the 1.75 WA state tax - you are able re-add that back in.**
*Clinical Profile Review and the manager will call for the interview*

Region I: Primary to ***, but if needed, travelers will be required to float throughout Region One: St. Anne Hospital – Burien, WA; St. Francis Hospital – Federal Way, WA; *** – Seattle, WA. Additional *** hours when floated within Region I that's not the primary facility.

BIWEEKLY General Hospital Orientation Dates - MUST start on a GHO date.

If an off week orientation date at VMMC they will start at SANH and then be moved to VMMC the following week for Unit/Department Float Pool
What units are included in the float pool Observation unit, Med-Surg, General Surgery, Ortho Surgery, Short Stay Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Oncology. Telemetry & Progressive Care
Nurse:Patient Ratios 4-5 patients to one MS; 3 patients to 1 RN on progressive care
Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS
Common diagnoses/Types of patients med-surg; post op surgical patients, PCU- strokes, lines, drains, chest tubes, CHF, post vascular procedures, arrhythmias, DKA.
Experience or 'Must have' skills Med-surg experience, PCU/Stepdown level of experience.
Are RNs required to titrate drips? Sometimes not usually on med-surg units
Common titratable &/or set rate drips Heparin, Titratable- Nicardipine, NTG, insulin, Cardizem. Fixed- dopamine/dobutamine ( for stepdown)
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? They will not be acting as house supervisor or charge nurse. Charge nurse does not always take an assignment
Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios yes, the ratio is 10 patients to 1 housewide
RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) Cpap, BiPap soemtimes
Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Yes, remote cardiac monitoring. RNs read strips
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Yes, self scheduliung. No, block scheduling
Weekend Requirements Every other weekend
Holiday Requirements Depending on the staffing
Is there a call or standby requirement? No
How are units assigned? i.e. via text message, daily sheet assignments, set schedule? Daily staffing sheets
Scrub Color/Dress Code Royal Blue
Unit/Department specific orientation General Hospital Orientation, Myles Modules, Cerner Validation class, on unit orientation.
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