ICU/PCU Mixed Acuity RN
Aurora, CO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating

RN ICU/PCU Mixed Acuity

Role Overview

• Travel/Contract RN ICU/PCU Mixed Acuity in Aurora, Colorado.
• 13-week assignment.
• Shifts are 3x12s, rotating.
• First-timers accepted.
• Weekend work is required per unit needs.
• On-call is not required.
• Floating is required within scope based on unit/division/facility need.
• Total staffed beds: 24.
• Charting system: Epic.
• Scrub color: Navy Blue.

Unit Details

• Mixed-acuity, medically focused unit providing care for critically ill patients (ICU level care) and acutely ill patients (PCU level care) requiring advanced cardiac care.
• Typical patient population includes unstable pre-heart transplants, heart failure requiring close monitoring or vasopressor support, acute myocardial infarctions, unstable post-interventional cardiology procedures, post-arrest targeted temperature management, and other patients requiring invasive hemodynamics.
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratios range from 1:1 and 2:1 for ICU level patients, and 3:1 for PCU level patients.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Colorado
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 2 years of experience in PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• CCU - Coronary Care experience
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS

Additional Requirements

• Drivers License/State ID with clear copies of both front and back.
• E-Verify or attestation.
• Proof of name change if applicable.
• 7-year background check within 60 days of start.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM within 60 days of start.
• HHS/OIG within 60 days of start.
• Education verification of highest level of education.
• NURSYS verification within 60 days of start.
• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam within 1 year of start and annually.
• Competency Exam within 1 year of start and annually.
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam within 1 year of start and annually.
• Core Part I, Core Part II, and Core Part III within 1 year of start and annually.
• OSHA Mandatory within 1 year of start and annually.
• CO CAPS Release Authorization annually.
• Employee Data Sheet within 24 hours of signing.
• Physical Exam within 1 year of start and annually.
• Fit Mask within 12 months of start and annually.
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap within 10 years of start or signed declination within 1 year of start.
• Negative TB or Chest X-Ray within 1 year of start and annually.
• TB Questionnaire annually for positive TB.
• Rubeola, Mumps, and Rubella immunity documentation.
• Hepatitis B immunity documentation, vaccine series, or declination.
• Varicella immunity documentation.
• Drug testing within 30 days of start and annually.
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption.
• Color blind exam before start.
• COVID vaccination documentation or signed declination.
• 2 references from the last two years, with one from the last year.
• Employment application with 3 years of employment history.
• Work history verification for the last 3 years.
• Skills Checklist 1 annually.
• Colorado CAPS check results within 60 days of start.
• Colorado CBI/FBI fingerprint results for behavioral candidates.