PCU RN - Cardiac Step-Down
Zanesville, OH
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

RN PCU

Overview

• Contract role in Zanesville, Ohio
• 13-week assignment
• Nights, 36 hours per week
• Start date is 11/16 unless the clinician is a returning traveler within 9 months

Unit / Setting

• Cardiac step-down / PCU
• Typical patient mix includes heart cath recovery, cardiac drips, post-op open-heart patients, and other cardiac/med-surg step-down patients

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Ohio
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS
• ACLS
• Cardiac Stepdown / PCU experience
• Minimum 3 years of Cardiac Stepdown experience
• Cardiac Stepdown experience within the last year
• Experience working with Post-Operative Open Heart patients
• Experience working with Post Cardiac Cath patients
• Cardiac Cath Lab experience
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Experience with post-operative recovery
• Experience with Epic

Schedule / Work Expectations

• Typically every 3rd weekend
• Covers 1 holiday, subject to change based on census and staffing
• No on-call requirement, though a rare call day may be requested if census or staffing fluctuates
• May be required to float to other units during low volumes or coverage crises

Clinical Notes

• Ventilated patients are not typically admitted to this unit, but the clinician may need to care for one in rare circumstances