PCU Float RN
Salem, Oregon
Salem Hospital

Registered Nurse – PCU Float

Overview

• Location: Salem, Oregon
• Position: RN, PCU; listed as MS/Tele RN
• Setting: Short-term acute care hospital; Magnet, teaching, and Level II Trauma Center; 569 staffed beds
• Scrub color: Royal blue
• Start: ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour shifts, 3x12 (36 hours/week). The shift field lists Night 19:00–07:30, while the description lists 0700–1930 days. Confirm the shift with the recruiter.
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week under the 8, 10, and 12 hour rules
• Client may cancel: 1 shift per 4-week assignment, 2 per 8-week assignment, or 3 per 13-week assignment
• Time off: Requests over 10 days need approval
• Ratios: RN 1:4–6; CNA 1:6–13 on days and 1:10–13 on nights
• Candidate acceptance: Local candidates accepted; candidates with a pending license accepted; an emergency license is accepted; the Oregon license is not required at submission
• Schedule flexibility: Not open to accommodating a block schedule
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend (source: "Every other but not GTE")

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience: 1 year, with experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience with cardiac drips (nitroglycerin, Cardizem, amiodarone)
• Non-invasive airway management
• Peripheral line care and management
• Med Surg experience
• Telemetry experience
• Experience with Epic

Float Scope

• Clinician will float within scope to meet facility needs, including to another facility in the system
• Float pool units: MS/Tele/Stepdown/IMC
• The float pool supports all adult inpatient units, including the Emergency Department, Psychiatric Medical Center, ICU, inpatient rehabilitation, vascular access, and adult inpatient care units

Health and Background Requirements

• Background check: Criminal background check within 90 days of start (7-year search; rerun after a break of service over 90 days)
• Exclusion screening: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG within 30 days of start, rerun every 30 days
• Licensure: NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
• Physical: Within a year of start (pending is acceptable)
• TB: 2 negative PPDs or a QuantiFERON Gold/T-spot within 1 year of start; a past positive requires a chest X-ray within 1 year and a TB questionnaire
• Immunity: Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or 2 vaccines (handwritten titers not accepted); hepatitis B titer, 3-dose series, or declination
• Tdap: Vaccine or facility declination
• Flu: Vaccine or signed declination, year round
• Drug screen: 10-panel within 90 days of start (UDS and blood drug screens accepted); must list "Opiates"; rerun for gaps over 90 days
• Fit testing: Onsite through Employee Health within the first week of starting

Onboarding

• Badge photo: Required ASAP and at least 8 days before start; white background; send in JPEG format
• Facility modules: Complete by the due date, regardless of individual module due dates; additional modules for med tele, ED, and surgical services
• Facility documents: TB history screening form, signed job description (before start), dress code, campus map, and photo instructions