PCU RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Luke's Hospital

PCU RN Travel/Contract Job

Location

• Kansas City, Missouri

Job details

• Travel/contract position
• Night shift, 3x12 hours
• 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• First-time travelers accepted
• Pending license accepted
• Local candidates are not accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• No on-call
• No block scheduling
• Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities
• Weekend requirement: 8 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule period
• Holiday shifts and charge RN assignments may be required as needed
• RTO limit: no more than 7 days
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks

Required qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Clinical skills

• MS/Tele
• Cardiac telemetry and telemetry monitoring
• PCU/DOU/IMC/stepdown care
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Rapid response team use
• Post-cardiac angiogram, post-MI, and pre/post cardiac cath/cardiac surgery care
• IV insulin protocols
• Feeding tube care and management
• Pre/post hemodialysis management
• Renal failure care
• Port access
• Blood product administration
• Central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care
• Starting IVs
• Heparin protocols
• Cardiac drips and vasoactive drips management without titration
• PCA
• Surgical drains
• Chest tubes
• External CPAP/BIPAP
• High-flow nasal cannula
• ABG interpretation
• Nasal cannula and oxygen face mask support
• Tracheostomy management
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care and wound vac

Additional notes

• Unit is in a tertiary care hospital
• Teaching hospital
• Level 1 trauma hospital
• Magnet recognized
• Free parking