Progressive Care Unit RN
Seattle, WA
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse. This travel assignment supports adult and geriatric patients requiring surgical cardiac telemetry care, including myocardial infarction, dysrhythmias, pre- and postoperative open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and stroke with cardiac involvement. The role requires surgical telemetry experience, open-heart surgery experience, vascular and radial band management, intravenous skills, and flexibility to float to like units.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications:

  • At least 2 years of telemetry experience, including surgical telemetry and open-heart surgery experience
  • Experience with vascular surgery, groin and radial band management, intravenous skills, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, chest tubes, and sternal precautions
  • Progressive Care Unit experience with a typical patient ratio of 1:4
  • Registered nurse license; compact license must be in hand at submission
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications
  • Travel experience required
  • Electronic health record charting experience required

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with ventricular assist devices, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and structural heart support
  • Community hospital experience

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts with a minimum of 48 hours per week; every other weekend is required.

• Float: Float rotation may be required.

• Additional Information:

  • Provides care for adult and geriatric patients with cardiac telemetry needs, myocardial infarction, primary arrhythmias, pre- and postoperative open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, coronary artery disease, heart failure, pre- and post-cardiac catheterization, and stroke with cardiac involvement.
  • Responsibilities may include blood and blood product administration, cardioversion and defibrillation, epicardial pacemaker management, chest tube setup and care, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), tracheostomy care, breathing treatments, cardiac drip management, heparin protocols, insulin protocols, noninvasive airway management, central line care, peripherally inserted central catheter management, phlebotomy, surgical drain care, telemetry monitoring, and post-cardiac angiogram care.
  • Open-heart postoperative care may include patients within 2428 hours of surgery and during the first several postoperative days, including management of chest tubes and sternal precautions.
  • Staffing is generally 4:1 for telemetry and may be 3:1 for high-acuity and special procedures. Flexibility to float to like units is required.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits