PCU RN - MS/Tele
Lees Summit, MO
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Category

Details

Facility Type

Community Hospital

Location

Saint Luke’s facility — Kansas City area; confirm exact campus

Unit

Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

Beds

25 unit beds; 240 total staffed facility beds

Shift

6:45 PM – 7:15 AM

Patient Ratio

1:5

EMR

Epic

Scrubs

Navy blue

Experience

2 years required

Community Hospital Experience

Required

Travel Experience

Required

Charge Experience

Preferred

Certifications

BLS, NIHSS, ACLS and CPI (some marked preferred in the listing)

Contract Length

91 weeks listed — verify with facility

Guaranteed Hours

Listing says 3 shifts per 13 weeks; clarify the actual weekly guarantee

Local Radius

Must live at least 75 miles from the facility

License

Kansas and Missouri licenses, or a Compact license, required at submission

RTO

Maximum 7 days; must be finalized at submission

Call

No

Floating

Required to similar units and potentially other departments/facilities

Required Skills

• Cardiac telemetry and dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• Cardiac drips and vasoactive drips (no titration)
• Post-MI, pre/post-cardiac catheterization and angiogram care
• Stroke/CVA and neuro stepdown care
• Central lines, PICC lines, IV starts and blood product administration
• Chest tubes, tracheostomy care, BiPAP/CPAP and HFNC
• Hemodialysis-related care, renal failure and feeding tubes
• Wound care, wound VACs and surgical drains
• Rapid response and emergency management

Patient Population

Adults and geriatrics with diagnoses including:

• AMI, arrhythmias, heart failure and chest pain
• Sepsis, pneumonia and vascular/PVD conditions
• GI bleeding, ETOH withdrawal and SI
• Pre/post-cardiac catheterization patients