Local Contract Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Chattanooga, TN
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Regional
3x12 hrs, Nights

Unit Specifics:

·         Number of Beds: 29

·         Type of equipment:  Welch Allyn dynamaps, Phillips telemetry, Phillips MP2, Pyxis, Alaris pumps, Hill-Rom beds, iMobile devices, MobiLab

·         Documentation system: Meditech

·         Scheduling requirements: 3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule.  Self-scheduling (within reason to allow balanced staffing).  May request days off as needed prior to schedule closing.  Schedule will be finalized 2 weeks in advance.  Can accommodate block scheduling for night shift.

·         Floating policy: Travel RNs float first.  We rotate floating, and the oldest float date will float first. 

·         Patient Experience requirements:  We have a heavy cardiac patient population, and the CV surgery patients come to PCU when they leave our ICU.  We perform Q6H head-to-toe assessments and chart each one fully.  We do the usual PCU gtts – Dopamine, Dobutrex, Nitro, Heparin, Cardizem, Lidocaine, Milrinone, Amiodarone, Cardene, Labetolol, Insulin, and we also titrate Precedex. 

Hospital Specifics-

·         Certifications:  BLS and ACLS required.