PCU RN
Loveland, CO
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

Registered Nurse PCU Nights

Location: Loveland, Colorado Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Unit: PCU Shift: Night, 19:00 to 07:30, 3x12-hour shifts (36 hours/week) Weekends: Required per unit needs On-call: Not required Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3 Scrub color: Navy blue First-time travelers: Accepted, provided experience requirements are met

Role Details

• Floats between like units per facility needs.
• May float to sister facilities in the North Region. This is rare but may occur.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Colorado, with state license verification required within 60 days of start
• Acute care experience
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience of at least 1 year
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Background and Compliance

• Seven-year background check, required within 60 days of start, including:

  • SSN trace
  • Colorado state and statewide criminal checks
  • Education verification (third-party verification of highest education; nursing schools must be accredited by CCNE or ACEN)
  • National sex offender search
  • OFAC sanctions check
• E-Verify or attestation
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check, required within 60 days of start
• HHS/OIG check, required within 60 days of start
• Colorado CAPS check, required within 60 days of start and not updated annually
• Colorado fingerprint results (required for behavioral health candidates only)
• Gaps of 15 or more days are treated as new candidacy and must meet all requirements in full.

Health Requirements

• Physical exam signed by an MD, DO, NP, or PA (not a chiropractor), required within 1 year of start and updated annually
• Fit test using an approved mask (3M 1860S, 1860R, or 1870/1870+), required within 12 months of start and updated annually; onsite testing and PAPR options are available
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years, or a signed declination within 1 year of start
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON/T-SPOT, or two PPDs 7 to 21 days apart), required within 1 year of start and updated annually; a chest X-ray and TB questionnaire are required for a positive result
• Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines
• Hepatitis B immunity: positive titer, 3-dose series, 2-dose Heplisav series, or declination
• Varicella immunity: positive titer or 2 vaccines
• Drug screen (9-panel), required within 30 days of start and updated annually
• Color blindness exam (Ishihara), completed before start; online testing is not accepted and it cannot be done onsite
• Seasonal flu vaccine or an approved facility exemption; declination forms are not accepted
• COVID vaccine documentation (AstraZeneca, Pfizer, or Moderna) or a signed declination

Work History and References

• Three years of employment history; gaps longer than 30 days must be explained. Post-graduation employment is accepted if graduation was within the last 3 years.
• Attestations are not accepted for work history verification.
• Two references from the last two years, with one from employment within the last year. Both must come from a Charge RN, Manager, Supervisor, or above. Preceptors are acceptable.

Onboarding

• Facility-specific employee data sheet, completed within 24 hours of signing
• Facility-specific compliance and orientation modules, completed within the first two weeks of assignment