PCU RN
Columbus, OH
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

PCU

Role Overview

• Travel/Contract RN assignment in Columbus, Ohio.
• 13-week contract.
• 36 hours per week.
• Rotating day/night schedule: the traveler stays on the same straight shifts for 4 weeks, then rotates to the opposite shift for the next 4 weeks.
• Float required within OSU.
• Every other weekend required (Friday and Saturday).

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Ohio.
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience).
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association.
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association.
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Experience with titratable drips.
• Telemetry experience.
• Strong cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation skills.
• Ohio State license verification within 30 days of start.
• NURSYS verification.
• Graduate of an accredited college of nursing.
• Emergency Contact Form.
• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start.
• Ohio BCI and FBI fingerprinting within 1 year of start.
• Pending background check attestation if fingerprint results are pending.
• Employment application.
• Skills checklist.
• Unit-specific competency exam.
• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam.
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam within 1 year of start and updated annually.
• Orientation Safety Manual Acknowledgement.
• Confidential Fraud Waste Abuse and Compliance Reporting Mechanism Form.
• Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Training Certificate.
• Ethics and Compliance Policies.
• Dress code and hand hygiene policy acknowledgement.
• Physical exam within 1 year of start.
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray within 1 year of start.
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap.
• Rubeola (Measles).
• Mumps.
• Rubella.
• Hepatitis B.
• Varicella.
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start.
• Flu vaccination or declination during flu season.
• 2 professional references, with at least 1 from a manager/director or formal leader.

Unit / Setting Details

• PCU.
• Patients include active oncology diagnosis/treatment, hematology, oncology workup, or history of cancer admitted for other reasons.
• Unit is a corrections unit for Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections inmates.
• Unit is locked and requires Corrections Officer access to enter.