PCU RN
Salem, Oregon
Salem Hospital

PCU RN

Overview

• Travel/contract RN position in Salem, Oregon
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 7:00–19:30
• 36 hours per week
• Patient ratio: 1:3–4
• Every other weekend required
• Locals accepted
• Pending Oregon license accepted
• First-time travelers not accepted
• Block scheduling not accommodated
• RTO over 2 weeks requires approval

Unit / Setting

• PCU
• 30-bed neurotrauma care unit on the seventh floor of Building A
• Float scope includes West Valley Hospital

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Interpretation of cardiac rhythms
• Non-invasive airway management
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with cardiac drips (nitro, Cardizem, amiodarone, Nicardipine, and other IMCU-level medications)
• Telemetry experience
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• PCU and neuro stepdown experience
• NIHHS certification

Facility Notes

• Short-term acute care hospital
• Magnet, teaching, Level II Trauma Center
• 569 staffed beds
• Epic charting
• Royal blue scrubs
• Free parking