Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Bangor, ME
Talent4Health
3x12 hrs, Nights

• Experience?
  • Intermediate/PCU level of care experience – 1 year
  • If only Med/Surg experience with some PCU – 2 years
• First-time traveler? Yes
• Long-term traches with Vents, covid, trauma, sepsis, stroke, stable craniotomies (coils or clips)

Patient Ratios: 

• RN: 1:3-4 (Days & Nights)
• Required Certifications:
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• PCU level RN/skillset
• Experience with trached patients on vents (need to know how to administer 100% FiO2 via suction support and silence alarms) Trach care, trach suctioning (RT will educate), Stroke patients, Q2H neuro checks, post stable craniotomy experience (will take the candidate if they do not have crani experience but are comfortable caring for this patient type and are confident in neuro checks), Highflow O2, Trauma patient experience
• Chest tubes, Wound Vacs/VAC dressing changes, Bipap, non-titrating vasoactive or antiarrhythmic drips, cardiac rhythm interpretation, temporary pacemakers, TR bands, post femoral sheath care, insulin drips, general drain/ostomy care, IV starts
• Float to ED, ICU, CCU if there is an intermediate assignment in one of those departments
• CCU patient types (CHF, STEMI, NSTEMI, etc.)

• Scheduling:
  • Weekend rotation every other
  • Can we approve time off? Up to 7 days. All holiday requests need to go through Manager for approval.
  • Holiday Expectations: varies based on unit needs
• Other notes or things you want us to check/verify.
• Scrub Color: any, must be professional
• Parking: free in designated areas