PCU RN
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital
$2,086-2,736/weekAccess Healthcare will give you the best chance of placement for this opportunity
Job info
PCU RN Travel/Contract Job
Overview
- Specialty: Registered Nurse
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Employment type: Travel/Contract
- Contract length: 16 weeks
- Shift: Night, 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
- Hours per week: 36
Unit Details
- Medical oncology progressive care unit with a small med-surg component
- High-acuity PCU setting with over 24 beds dedicated to PCU-level care
- Oncology telemetry unit
- Pediatric patients are extremely rare and pediatric experience is not required
Required Qualifications
- Valid RN license in Ohio
- Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
- Experience in an acute care setting
- 2 years of overall acute care nursing experience
- 1 year of PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience
- PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) issued by the American Heart Association
- ACLS issued by the American Heart Association
- NIH
- Must be able to float to units of equivalent or lower acuity
- High-acuity PCU patient experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Oncology experience
- Previous travel experience
Required Skills
- Dysrhythmia interpretation
- Rapid response team use
- Feeding tube care and management
- Port access
- Blood product administration
- Central line care and management
- Peripheral line care and management
- PICC line management
- IV starts
- Heparin protocols
- Cardiac drip management without titration
- PCA
- Cardiac drip titration
- Chest tube management
- External CPAP/BiPAP
- High-flow nasal cannula
- ABG interpretation
- Nasal cannula
- Tracheostomy management
Additional Notes
- Staffing ratios are typically 1:4–5 for med-surg telemetry and 1:3 for PCU
- Weekend shifts are variable
Facility
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital
Pros
- very traveler friendly - coworkers have been friendly, helpful and respectful - safe staffing assignments
Cons
- managers can seem alittle cold-shoulder due to you being traveler - get floated often
- Short Term Acute Care
- 306 beds
Columbus, OH
About
Columbus, Ohio, is a midwestern city best known for its diverse food scene, lively arts and culture and friendly Midwestern hospitality. The city has something to offer everyone, from the world-renowned Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to the interactive COSI science museum and research center. Columbus has an auspicious food scene, with excellent local restaurants like The Guild House and Wolf's Ridge Brewing. It’s also home to three professional sports teams, including the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL), the Columbus Crew (MLS) and the Columbus Clippers (MiLB). The Downtown Arena District hosts these teams at the Nationwide Arena, Huntington Park and the Great American Ball Park. Columbus also lays claim to Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in the United States.
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