PCU Registered Nurse
Rapid City, SD
Slate Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Days

CLINICAL INTERVIEW UNITGeneral Information:Beds: 64 spread across 2 floorsRequired experience?PCU Level RN: 1 year of nursing experience requiredWill you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if greater than 1 year of experience1st time traveler MUST have EPIC experienceTravelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facilityPermanent staff must wait 1 full year before returning as a travelerPatient Types:This is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and MedSurg please ensure traveler understandsPre/post-surgical patients, CVA, seizures, cellulitis, influenza, UTIs, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, renal failure with or without the need for hemodialysis, hepatic failure, gastrointestinal disorders and infections, soft tissue injury and minor fractures, and DVTs. Medication administration, titratable vasoactive drips, TPN/tube feeding, and blood product transfusionsPeripheral IV, Midline, PICC and central line access, chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, drains, and urinary and fecal collection devicesWound care, telemetry monitored patientsPost neuro-intervention (preferred experience but education and resources are provided per unit if they have not had this patient type)Patient Ratios:RN:PCU: 1:4 even for MedSurg assignmentsCNA: 1:8Required Certifications:RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSSRequired Education:RN: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of NursingSkills required:PCU RN:Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments please decline if notPrevious experience with our types of patients above, including IMC/stepdown and neuro; ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, wound care, line management, drain/tube management, drip titration of below medicationsDrip Titration: most commonly Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Levophed (up to 5 mcg), occasionally esmolol drips (will train if traveler has not done these) or other Betablockers or other antihypertensivesSupport on the Unit:Pod structure for the unit 8 patients per pod; staffed with 2 RNs and 1 Nurse AideCNA: 1:8Charge nurse: Two charge nurses for ONS that do not take a patient load (1 dedicated to each floor)Flex Nurse staffed daily 10a-10pPhlebotomy? YesIV/VAT Team? NoResource Nurse during Dayshift/varied hours Nurse Clinician support availableRT: YesHospitalist: YesCharting System: Epic strongly preferred; must get approval from Manager prior to offerAlarisOmnicellFloating: Any Adult Inpatient Unit - Med Surg, Ortho/Neuro/Surgical, Heart and Vascular Unit, Oncology, ObservationCould be floated within scope of practice and belowWill float in rotation with other travelersOrientation: (facility and unit)2 days of unit/department orientation including policies, protocols, department information, online learnings. Also, classroom time with our Nursing Professional Development Team.2 orientation shifts on the unit working with a preceptorScheduling:6-week schedulesWeekend rotation: Travelers could be scheduled for up to 4 out of the 6 weekends, which include Friday, Saturday and SundayPlease include in offer if traveler is open to working every weekend (WOW) as this may be a possibilityWill they be on call? No mandatory call time. If it is an extra shift on top of their already guaranteed hours, and we have enough staff then they could be placed on call for that shiftHoliday Expectations: must be RTO request prior to offer at this time Holiday RTO is not being acceptedApproval of time off? Able to approve 1.5 weeks off must extend contract to accommodate a full 13-week contractBlackout dates from August 1-18th (exact dates change each year) due to our Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. No time off is approved during this time. Program name:SimpliFi Travel