Neuro PCU RN
Wichita Falls, Texas
United Regional Health Care System

Stepdown Neuro

Job Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start: ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts

Unit Details

• PCU / Neuro PCU
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratio at night: 1:4, sometimes 1:5
• May be required to float divisionally, to overflow, and to ED holds

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• Neuro PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• Neuro PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Preferred

• Epic experience
• CPI

Scheduling Notes

• Must be able to work 2–3 holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day
• All requested time off must be included at submission or before accepting the offer

Compliance / Onboarding

• Government-issued photo ID
• E-Verify or attestation
• Background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM screening
• HHS/OIG screening
• NURSYS verification
• State license verification
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Competency exam
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• Badge photo
• Parking policy acknowledgement
• Physical exam
• Tdap within 10 years
• TB screening
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation
• Drug screening
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption
• COVID vaccination documentation
• 2 references
• Resume/application
• Skills checklist