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

Postpartum/GYN RN – Job Summary

Shift: 12-hour Day Shift
Shift Timings: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Facility: 637 licensed beds
Facility Type: Teaching Hospital
Trauma Level: Level I Trauma Center
Other Designations: Chest Pain Center and Stroke Center

1. Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of Postpartum RN experience required.
• First-time travelers accepted.
• Strong Mother-Baby clinical experience required.
• Experience working in a Level I Trauma hospital preferred.

2. Patient Population & Common Cases

• Vaginal deliveries.
• C-section deliveries.
• Occasional overflow hysterectomy patients.

3. Patient Ratios

• RN: 1:3–4 couplets.
• CNA: Approximately 2–3 per shift.

4. Required Certifications

• BLS – Required.
• BCR (Basic Cardiac Rhythm) – Required.
  • Must pass an EKG competency exam during compliance.
• ACLS.
• NRP.
• Fetal Monitoring.

5. Required Clinical Skills

• Strong postpartum and Mother-Baby nursing skills.
• Maternal and newborn clinical assessments.
• IV insertion and IV care.
• Central line management.
• Interdisciplinary care coordination.
• Experience caring for vaginal and C-section patients.

6. Department Support

CNA Support:

• Vital signs and glucose checks.
• Patient bathing and feeding.
• Ambulation and repositioning.
• Hourly rounding.
• Patient transportation assistance.
• Obtaining blood from the blood bank.

Other Support:

• Unit secretary: 7 AM–11 PM.
• House-wide call secretary: 11 PM–7 AM.
• Charge nurse may take a patient assignment.
• PICC team available; no dedicated IV team.
• Resource nurses and discharge nurses available.
• Respiratory Therapist: 24/7.
• Hospitalist: 24/7.
• Intensivist: 24/7.
• Central telemetry monitoring available.

7. Equipment & Systems

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pumps: Alaris
• Medication Dispensing: Pyxis
• Monitors: Philips
• Vital Signs: VS3 and Dynamap portable monitors.
• Glucose Monitoring: Nova Glucose Stat Strips.
• Additional Equipment:
  • Bladder scanners.
  • PCA pain management.
  • Portable oxygen systems.
  • Glucommander.
  • Suction machines.
  • Cardiac telemetry monitoring.

8. Floating Requirements

- May float to adult Medical-Surgical and Telemetry units throughout the hospital.

9. Orientation

• 1 day of facility orientation and educational modules.
• 2 days of departmental orientation.

10. Other Details

• Scrub Color: Surgical green (L&D scrub exchange system).
• Parking: Free parking around campus; paid parking deck also available.
• Unit Culture: Busy environment with a strong team-oriented culture.