Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Winston-Salem, NC
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Nights

• Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (18:45 - 07:15)

• Block Schedules: No

  Years of Experience: 2 year(s)

• Note: HARDSTOP - 2 years of experience - High acuity M/S patients - occasional PCU patient - REQUIRED - must have previous experience with 1:6 ratios within the last 5 years.
• Patient Ratio Experience: 1:6
• Charting System: Preferred, Epic
• Certfications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years REQUIRED
Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPT 1st time traveler.
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Skills: IV start, Vents, Telemetry and cpap/bipap, Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias.
Certs: ACLS, BLS

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Certs: NIHSS

JOB DETAILS:
-Target Ratios: 1:4-5 (Mixed acuity unit with PCU and MS/Tele patients) In extreme situations the unit will go to a 1:6 ratio.
*36hrs can be offered.
-Unit will accept 13 weeks.
-12-HOUR NIGHTS
***RTO 7 DAYS MAX for AYA AUTO OFFER***
-Float Requirement: required to float to like units.
-Weekend Requirement: every other weekend

Patient Population: COPD, PNA, Resp distress, Covid-19, FLU, PE’s.
***Patient population currently includes care for COVID-19 patients, including those who have tested positive.***

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Our acuity is on the higher end of a med-surg unit, but we do operate with a team lead present in a 3:1 that rounds the whole unit, 2 respiratory therapists that are rounding, and an assistant nurse manager on shift including weekends. We do take ventilators on our unit but they are for chronic trach/vent patients. Our model is that no nurse has more than one vent patient at a time. Our unit is 48 beds in total. Our CNA’s are a 9-10:1. Most of our patient population is going to be COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and patients with chest tubes, CPAP, BiPAP. Many have comorbidities as well as telemetry monitoring.

**Recognizing the high ratios and acuity, the following resources are available on the unit:
An Admission/Discharge nurse
Assistant Nurse Manager
Vascular Access Team
RRT
Code Team
Behavioral Health Team

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Chest tubes
Drips:
Dopamine
Cardizem
Heparin
vents, trachs, bipaps/cpaps

UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

SCHEDULING TYPE: Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling when the needs of the unit as met.

UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours

SCRUBS: Not Provided. white or navy blue