PCU RN
Des Moines, IA
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse — Progressive Care Unit

Location

• Des Moines, Iowa

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Shift

• Days

Job Type

• Temp

Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Valid RN license in Iowa
• Driver's License
• 2 years of Progressive Care Unit experience
• Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS
• EKG/strip reading experience
• Telemetry experience
• Med Surg experience
• Neurology experience
• Neurosurgery experience
• Orthopedics experience
• 3% Sodium (Na) drip experience
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• Trauma care experience
• Trauma Level I experience
• De-escalation certificate accepted from CPI, MOAB, MAB, or SAMA
• NIHSS

Clinical Setting

• Progressive care unit with heavy neuro trauma, neurosurgery, craniectomy, and orthopedic patients
• 25-bed unit
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:5–6

Key Responsibilities

• Float across all campuses
• Work 1–2 of the 3 upcoming summer holidays unless the unit is closed

Clinical Skills / Equipment

• Heparin, PCA, and 3% sodium drips
• Telemetry, chest tubes, and Airvo

Additional Notes

• Navy blue scrubs required
• 16-hour NBO
• Local radius rule: 50 miles
• Past employees of the listed health system may be restricted from returning to travel roles under the stated separation policy