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

PCU Float

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 3x12 hours
• Hours per week: 36
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• First-timers accepted: Yes

Required Qualifications

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

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Weekend requirement: 8 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule period
• Holiday shifts and charge RN assignments may be required as needed
• Floating between departments, units, and facilities may be required
• Block scheduling is not accommodated
• Local candidates are not accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• Requested time off cannot exceed 7 days

Relevant Clinical Experience and Skills

• Telemetry and stepdown/PCU care
• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management
• Rapid response support
• Post-cardiac, post-MI, and pre/post cardiac cath or cardiac surgery care
• IV insulin protocols
• Feeding tube care and management
• Pre/post hemodialysis management
• Blood product administration
• Central line, PICC line, peripheral IV, and phlebotomy care
• Heparin protocols, PCA, procedural sedation, and cardiac drip management
• CVA care
• Chest tubes, CPAP/BiPAP, HFNC, oxygen delivery, non-invasive airway management, and tracheostomy management
• Isolation precautions and wound care/wound vac

Preferred Skills

• Accessing ports
• Monitoring chemotherapy

Compliance and Pre-Start Requirements

• Government-issued ID
• Background check
• Education verification
• Drug screening
• Physical exam
• Fit testing
• TB screening
• Tdap documentation or declination
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity documentation or declination where allowed
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption during flu season
• References: 2 professional references
• Skills checklist
• Employment application
• HIPAA acknowledgement
• Latex allergy questionnaire
• Confidentiality form
• Regulatory compliance education
• Hep B declination
• SSN and DOB confirmation
• Hand hygiene policy acknowledgement
• Fingernail policy acknowledgement
• Dress code policy acknowledgement

Notes

• Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed.