PCU RN
Lincoln, Nebraska
CHI Health Saint Elizabeth

PCU RN

Overview

• Role: PCU RN
• Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
• Facility: 24-bed PCU
• Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts
• Hours: 36 per week
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• ACLS
• BLS
• NIHSS
• Must be competent in caring for stroke patients
• Must be teamwork oriented
• Driver’s license required at submittal
• Must be able to arrive at the hospital within 1 hour when called in

Unit Details

• 24 beds
• Ratios: 1:4-5
• Uses virtual nursing on day and night shifts
• Common diagnoses/patient types: CHF, PNA, Sepsis, Stroke/TIA, COPD, PE, AKI
• Tele is on the unit
• Monitor tech monitors from the ICU
• RNs read strips
• Nurse aids are on the unit, ratio 1:8 when full
• RT equipment includes high flow, BiPap, and O2 titration
• Common titratable/set-rate drips: Amiodarone, Cardizem, Heparin, Nicardipine, Dobutamine

Schedule and Logistics

• One extra shift per 6-week period
• Self-scheduling
• Every 3rd weekend
• Holidays are divided by weekend rotation
• First to float
• 3 shifts of orientation on assigned shift

Policies

• Artificial nails are prohibited in patient care areas
• Refusal to remove artificial nails will lead to termination of the contract
• Candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity
• Radius rule: 50 miles

Preferred

• None stated