PCU RN
Johnson City, TN
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

PCU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel/contract role in Johnson City, Tennessee
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 18:30–7:00
• 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract
• No call
• Floating required
• Schedules available: 36/36, 36/48, and 48/48

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Tennessee
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Accepts first-time travelers
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Permanent residence must be 100 miles or more from the hospital’s service area
• RN license verification required
• NURSYS verification required
• Skills Checklist 1 required
• Competency Exam required
• Color Blind Testing Online required
• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam required as applicable by profession
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam required for PCU RNs
• Background check required within 30 days of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM required within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG required within 30 days of start
• Education verification required
• Tennessee Adult Abuse Registry required if licensed or certified in Tennessee or working at a Tennessee facility
• Physical exam required within 1 year of start
• Negative TB or chest X-ray required
• MMR titers required for measles, mumps, and rubella
• Hepatitis B series, titer, or declination required
• Varicella titer required
• Standard 9-panel drug screen required within 14 days of start
• Photo for badge required within 48 hours of signed contract
• Staff info form required within 24 hours of signed contract
• Contaminated sharps and body fluid exposure statement required
• Respirator medical evaluation questionnaire required within 48 hours of signed contract
• Respiratory medical clearance form required
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement required annually

Preferred

• 3 references preferred
• TNCC is not listed as required for PCU, so no preferred certification is stated for this role in the source

Additional Notes

• General orientation begins on Sundays and includes online CBLs
• 16 hours of nonbillable orientation
• Hospital may cancel or call off one shift biweekly without financial penalty if census decreases
• Additional shifts above the work commitment may be flexed as needed for census decrease or decreased resource need without penalty
• Contract RN/LPN team members are expected to participate in nursing student support and clinical education