Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Montgomery, AL
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

PCU / Stepdown RN – Travel Contract

Facility: Baptist Health Montgomery
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Specialty: PCU / Mixed Acuity
Shift: Nights | 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
Schedule: 3×12s | 36/48 hours per week
First-Time Travelers: Yes, with 2 years of ICU experience
Interview: SimpliFi interview + manager second interview

Facility Information

• 492-bed hospital
• Level II Trauma Center
• Level III NICU
• Primary Stroke Center
• 18-bed mixed-acuity PCU
• Unit: 4 South

Position Overview

The PCU is a mixed-acuity unit caring for intermediate-care patients as well as non-ventilated ICU-level patients. The RN will provide care to complex neurological, post-procedural, cardiac, respiratory, and medical patients.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience
• 2 years of ICU experience required for first-time travelers
• BLS required
• ACLS required
• NIHSS required
• Strong PCU/Stepdown or ICU experience
• Experience caring for high-acuity, non-ventilated patients

Patient Population

Common diagnoses and patient types include:

• Neurological and post-procedural patients
• Post-TNK patients
• Neuro IR procedures, including embolizations and angiography
• Hemorrhages and aneurysms
• Burr holes
• VP shunt placements
• Post-craniotomy/craniectomy
• Lumbar drains
• Spinal cord injuries
• EVDs
• Continuous EEG
• Neuro/spine surgery
• Respiratory failure
• CHF
• Hypotension
• Sepsis
• Altered mental status
• DKA
• Electrolyte abnormalities

Required Skills

• Manage patients on BiPAP/CPAP
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation
• CVP monitoring
• Hemodynamic line monitoring
• Management of post-surgical drains
• Trach care
• Chest tube management
• Titration of multiple vasoactive and cardiac medications, including:
  • Cardizem
  • Dobutamine
  • Dopamine
  • Esmolol
  • Insulin
  • Cardene
  • Nitro
  • Levophed
  • Epinephrine

Patient Ratio

• RN ratio: approximately 1:3, based on acuity

Department Support

• CNA
• Charge Nurse
• Phlebotomy
• IV/VAT Team
• Rapid Response Team
• Dedicated educator and nurse mentor
• Respiratory Therapy 24/7
• Hospitalist 24/7
• Intensivist 24/7
• Telemetry monitoring/technology

Technology

• EMR: Cerner
• IV pumps: Plum 360
• Medication dispensing: Omnicell
• Monitors: Spacelabs and Resparray
• Bedside monitors
• Bladder scanner

Schedule & Other Details

• Every other weekend
• No call
• One major and one minor holiday may be required per facility policy
• Up to 7 days of approved time off may be accommodated, excluding blackout dates
• Scrubs: Any color
• Free parking
• Travelers new to the facility receive 24 hours classroom orientation + 24 hours unit orientation