Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Yakima, WA
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

RN – ACU/PCU/CCU Breakdown

Position

• Role: RN – Acute Care / Progressive Care / Cardiac Care
• Facility: 226-bed nonprofit community hospital
• Unit: ACU/PCU
  • 20 ACU beds
  • 11 CCU beds
• Shift: 12-hour nights
• Shift time: 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Day shift option also listed: 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
• Guaranteed: 36 hours/week
• Contract:13 weeks listed
• Option: 48 GWW available

Experience

• Minimum 2 years experience
• First-time travelers NOT accepted
• Must have completed at least 1 previous travel assignment
• Simplifi clinical interview + unit final approval required.

Patient Population

Common patients include:

• CHF
• Respiratory distress
• ACS
• A-fib RVR
• Diabetes
• DKA
• CVA overflow
• Post-cardiac catheterization patients
• Vascular patients
• Abdominal/GI patients
• Some surgical patients
• Blood product administration

Patient Ratios

• Days: 4:1
• Nights: 4–5:1
• If an ACU/PCU nurse floats to ICU:
  • Vascular and DKA patients
  • Maximum ratio 1:3

Required Skills

Candidate should be comfortable with:

• Chest tubes
• Wound vacs
• Dressing changes
• Femoral arterial sheath monitoring
• DKA
• BiPAP
• High-flow oxygen
• Arterial lines
• Post-TCAR
• Femoral endarterectomy
• Post-cath patients
• TR bands
• Femoral approach
• Cardiac medications

Medications Mentioned

• Diltiazem
• Amiodarone
• Lasix
• Nitroglycerin
• Heparin

Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS

EMR

• EPIC

Floating

• May float to:
  • PCU level
  • Lower-acuity units
  • Throughout the hospital
• ICU floating may occur for ACU/PCU-level nurses, with the specified 1:3 maximum ratio and vascular/DKA patients.

Weekend / Call

• Every other weekend
• No on-call

Scrubs

• Any professional color