PCU Float RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Luke's North Hospital - Barry Road Campus

PCU Float

Overview

• Travel/contract RN position in Kansas City, Missouri
• 13-week assignment
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• First-time travelers accepted
• Regular floating between departments, units, and facilities may be required
• Holiday shifts and charge RN assignments may be needed
• Weekend requirement: 8 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule period
• Block scheduling is not available
• Local candidates are not accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• Pending license is not accepted
• Requested time off cannot exceed 7 days

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Experience

• Previous charge experience
• Teaching hospital experience

Key Clinical Skills

• MS/Tele, telemetry, cardiac telemetry, ER holding, neuro stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/stepdown
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Telemetry unit and remote monitoring
• Rapid response team use
• Post-cardiac, angiogram, post-MI, pre/post cardiac cath, and pre/post cardiac surgery care
• IV insulin protocols
• Feeding tube care and management
• Pre/post hemodialysis management
• Blood product administration, central line care, phlebotomy, peripheral line care, PICC management, and starting IVs
• Heparin protocols, cardiac drips, PCA, procedural sedation administration
• CVA care
• Peripheral nerve block catheters and total joint replacements
• Surgical drains
• Chest tubes, CPAP/BIPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, non-invasive airway management, and tracheostomy management
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care and wound vac

Preferred Skills

• Accessing ports
• Monitoring chemotherapy

Compliance Notes

• Government-issued ID required
• Criminal background check required
• Education verification required
• Drug screen required
• Physical exam required within 1 year of start
• Fit testing required
• Tdap or declination required
• TB documentation required
• Flu vaccination or exemption required during flu season
• Two professional references required
• Employment application required
• Unit-specific skills checklist required
• Unit-specific competency exam required
• Color blind testing required
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam required
• HIPAA acknowledgement, latex allergy questionnaire, confidentiality form, regulatory compliance education, hepatitis B declination, hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and dress code policy must be completed before start