Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Chattanooga, TN
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Hospital:  Parkridge Medical Center

Location: Chattanooga, TN

Address:  2333 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN  37404

Unit Name: Progressive Care Unit

Building: Main building

Cost Center: 613

General Information

Unit Specifics:

·         Number of Beds: 29

·         Patient Ratios:  4:1

·         Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability) : Dayshift unit secretary and 2-3 PCTs depending on census.  Nightshift has 2-3 PCTs depending on census. 

·         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. 

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set:  Cardiac/telemetry experience, and PCU and/or critical care experience. 

The PCU delivers highly individualized care to medical, cardiac, and surgical complex patients requiring intermediate care such as: Sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, tachycardia, heart blocks, post cardiac catheterization, AKI, CKD, diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis, CVA, acute and chronic respiratory failure, GI bleed, pneumonia, post-operative day one coronary artery bypass grafting, post-operative day one aortic valve surgery, post thoracic surgery, post neurosurgery, as well as other complex patients.

Must have:

Advanced skills needed: IV insertion, chest tube management, DHT insertion/management, tracheostomy experience, CVC management, EKG, Foley management, early patient mobility

Procedures performed on unit:  Foley placement, IV insertion, wound vac management, DKA management, EKGs, DHT/NG placement, patient ambulation, ADLs

Certifications Required:  BLS and ACLS