Stepdown PCU RN
Omaha, NE
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

PCU RN (Registered Nurse)

Location: Omaha, Nebraska Unit: 4th Floor East Wing (PCU) Shift: Nights, 12 hours (1830-0630) Hours: 48 per week Contract Length: 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Valid driver's license at submittal (used to verify distance from the facility)
• Telemetry competency
• Pass/fail exam during orientation (open book, 90% required to pass; failure results in termination)
• Radius rule: must live within 50 miles and may not hold full-time, part-time, or PRN positions with any facility associated with the same health system
• Artificial nails are prohibited; refusal to remove them results in termination

Unit Details

• Level of care: PCU
• Beds: 55
• Patient population: Adult; pediatric patients are rare and are 15 and older
• RN ratio (days and nights): 1:4
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Common diagnoses: CVA, TIA, shortness of breath, COVID, subdural hematoma, weakness
• Common drips/medications: PCA pumps for pain management, Cardizem, insulin
• Equipment: Alaris IV pumps; mechanical lifts in every other room
• EMR: Epic
• Scrubs: Navy blue
• Support staff: Nursing assistants, charge nurse, educator, care managers, social workers, dietitians, PT, OT
• Float: Yes, ideally to MS areas, based on highest need
• Unit challenges: Staffing
• Focus areas: Hourly rounding and responsiveness

Hiring Process

• Manager interview with no clinical involvement

Ideal Candidate

• Able to manage the business of the day
• Works well in a tight-knit team that helps each other out