Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
San Diego, CA
Voca Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Shift Pattern: 3 shifts per week.
• Shift Length: 12 hours.
• Shift Type: Nights.
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week.
• Offer Process: Auto offers.
• Assignment Category: Travel nursing.

This position is part of a float pool. The RN may be required to float to:

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) units.
• Units providing care at one level of care lower than the nurse's primary assignment.
• Another facility within the applicable assignment structure.

Required Certifications

• CPR.
• NIH — listed as a required certification or qualification in the supplied information

Patient Care and Nursing Practice

• Patient care.
• Application of the nursing process.
• Individualized patient assessment.
• Delivery of safe, therapeutic care.
• Management of complex, new, unusual, or other high-risk clinical situations.
• Patient and family advocacy.

Infection Prevention and Safety

• Donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Hand hygiene.
• Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).
• Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI).
• Prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI).
• Restraint management.

Medication Administration and Infusion Therapy

• Subcutaneous insulin injections.
• Alaris infusion pump operation.
• Medication administration.
• Administration of blood products.
• Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps.
• IV therapy.
• Line reconciliation.

Vascular Access and Line Management

• Drawing blood through central venous access devices (CVADs).
• Drawing blood through midline catheters.
• Vascular access care.
• Care and maintenance of urinary catheters.

Cardiac and Respiratory Care

• EKG monitoring.
• CO₂ monitoring.
• Chest tube management.
• Non-invasive ventilation.
• Tracheostomy care.

Renal Care

• Hemodialysis.

Wound Care and Nutrition

• Wound therapy.
• Oral nutrition.
• Enteral nutrition.
• Parenteral nutrition.