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Registered Nurse (PCU RN) - Travel/Contract Position

Location: Hays, Kansas
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

Specialty: Registered Nurse (PCU)
Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week
Patient Ratios: 1:4-5
Experience Required: Minimum 1 year of experience (IV Start required)
First-timers Accepted: Yes
Weekend Requirement: Weekend rotation required
On-call: No
Floating: Yes, floating within scope to meet facility needs
Block Scheduling: No block scheduling greater than 3 or 4 shifts
Locals Accepted: Within 60-mile radius
Pending License: Not accepted
Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week (8 or 10 hour shifts)

Certifications Required

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
BLS (Basic Life Support)
Additional certifications may be required depending on unit (e.g., PALS, NRP, TNCC, EFM, STABLE) but for PCU specifically ACLS and BLS are mandatory.

Facility & Work Environment

Type: Acute Care Hospital
Trauma Level: Level 3 Trauma Center
Beds: 149 staffed beds
Scrub Color: Any color allowed (OR/L&D/Cath Lab scrubs provided)
Charting System: Meditech experience required
Parking: Free

Requirements & Compliance

Background Checks: 7-year criminal check, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, Education Verification
Health Documents:
- Physical exam within last 12 months
- Current Tdap vaccine (within last 10 years)
- Negative TB test (Quantiferon Gold preferred) or chest X-ray if positive
- Required vaccinations or documented immunity for MMR, Varicella, HepB, Tdap, Influenza
- Negative 13-panel drug test within 30 days of start (instant tests not accepted)
References: 2 professional references within 2 years required for travel positions
Performance Evaluations: Required if previously worked with facility over 1 year
Skills Checklist: Must be updated annually for applicable units

Additional Notes

No prior travel experience explicitly required
Must comply with facility-specific forms and orientation instructions
Orientation dress code: business casual; scrubs allowed if required for position
Lactation resources available upon request

This position is suitable for RNs with at least 1 year of experience, including IV start skills, who are comfortable with weekend rotations and floating within their scope. Meditech charting experience and ACLS/BLS certifications are mandatory.

Facility

Hays Medical Center

4.0rating(19 reviews)

2 nurses recommend working with Hays Medical Center

5.0rating

Pros

Awesome place to work!! Great people, welcoming staff, clean and organized hospital. Oh, and the nurses lounge is the best I've seen. Staff to patient ratios are good. There is a huge, well equipped gym and a daycare center on hospital property. As a dialysis nurse, I have the opportunity to interact with many departments. The nurses, management, physicians, pharmacists, techs, EVS, cafeteria, and the rest of the supporting staff have been wonderful! The town is very safe. It's kinda small, but everything you need is there. Lots of good restaurants.