PCU RN
Roanoke, Virginia
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse – General Medicine PCU (Vent Experience Required)

Location: Roanoke, Virginia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts (6:45 AM to 7:15 PM) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Unit Details

• Unit: General PCU, a hybrid unit with 10 PCU beds and 2 ICU beds
• Ratio: Typically 1:5
• Patient population: Vent/trach-dependent patients, including 2 beds for chronic trach patients
• Common diagnoses: DKA, COPD, sepsis, suicide/overdose, chronic respiratory failure, renal failure
• Telemetry: Remote telemetry, with monitors remaining on the unit. Tele sitting is implemented to increase Patient Care Tech coverage.
• Floating: Required to float within skillset across PCU, DOU, IMC, and stepdown units

Schedule

• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend, or 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week scheduling block
• Holiday requirement: One holiday per 13-week contract
• Time-off and special scheduling requests must be included with the submission
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience of 1 year, with experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience with mechanical ventilation
• Experience with tracheostomy care
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Experience with the care and management of invasive lines
• Non-invasive airway management
• Blood product administration
• Experience with Epic

Onboarding and Compliance

Licensing and identity

• Nursys verification within 30 days of start (required for all RNs)
• Primary source license verification within 30 days of start
• Driver's license or state ID within 48 hours of signing. The address must be more than 100 miles from the contracted facility, or the assignment will be canceled.
• E-Verify or attestation
• Photo for badge: professional, taken against a plain light-colored wall, with no selfies or filters

Background and screening

• 7-year background check within 1 year of start, including all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. Updated again after a 30+ day break.
• Highest earned degree education verification
• Copy of diploma or unofficial transcript (required for PCU)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated at each renewal or extension
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Virginia State Police search, completed onsite during orientation

Health

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, stating the candidate is free from communicable diseases
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, updated annually, with a TB questionnaire
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, vaccine series, or declination
• Flu vaccination: not required to show a current-season vaccine record. Candidates who decline must mask for the entire flu season and sign a declination form.
• Fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually

Documents and training

• 2 clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted)
• Complete employment application or resume
• Skills checklist, updated annually
• Access and confidentiality agreement, completed within 48 hours of signing
• New hire paperwork, completed before start
• Contract staff orientation manual, reviewed before start with confirmation of completion