Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Largo, Florida
Largo Medical Center

RN PCU

Employment type: Travel Location: Largo, Florida Contract length: 13 weeks Hours: 36 per week Years of experience in specialty: 1

Unit Details

• Unit: Progressive Care Unit (PCU), 2nd floor
• Beds: 47
• Patient ratios: 4-6 patients, depending on acuity
• Day shift staffing: 1 director, 1 manager, 1 clinical nurse coordinator, 8-12 RNs, 1-5 PCTs
• Night shift staffing: 1 clinical nurse coordinator, 8-12 RNs, 1-5 PCTs
• Equipment: Alaris pumps, PYXIS machine, epicardial pacing boxes, LVAD equipment
• Typical procedures: Blood transfusions, IV drip titration, pain medication and medication administration

Schedule

• Rotating weekends, with every other weekend and holidays worked in rotation with hospital employees
• No on-call duties

Floating

• Can float to med/surg if needed.
• A psych/rehab department on a separate campus is treated as a float unit.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Florida
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience (1 year), including experience within the last year
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• Telemetry certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with titratable drips

Dress Code

• Royal Blue scrubs (the department listing gives RN scrubs as Navy Blue)

Best Fit

• Positive, team player, patient-centered, and caring like family