PCU RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Luke's Hospital

RN / PCU (Renal)

Overview

• Travel/Contract RN role in Kansas City, Missouri
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 18:45–7:15
• 36 hours per week
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• First-timers accepted
• Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities
• Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments may be needed
• Ratio is 1:5, with rare flex to 1:6
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Experience working with Renal Transplant patients
• Experience with hemodialysis
• Experience with PD catheters
• Experience with drains
• Experience with TPN
• Experience with thymoglobulin administration
• Experience with the care and management of invasive lines
• Heparin protocols
• IV insulin protocols
• PCA

Preferred Qualifications

• CVA
• Surgical drains
• Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac
• Tracheostomy Management
• Thymo titration

Unit / Clinical Details

• PCU (Renal)
• All transplant patients are 2:1 ratio for 48 hours
• Hemodialysis is not required to be performed by unit RNs because the facility has a contracted dialysis process

Skills and Clinical Expectations

• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, telemetry monitoring, and use of Rapid Response Teams
• IV insulin protocols
• Pre/Post Hemodialysis, management, renal failure
• Accessing ports, blood product administration, central line care/management, peripheral line care/management, PICC line management, starting IVs
• Heparin protocols, PCA
• Nasal cannula, oxygen face masks
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care / wound vac

Schedule / Attendance

• 8 weekend shifts in the 6-week schedule period, with a combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• No more than 7 days of RTO

Certifications / Compliance

• ACLS is not listed as required for this role
• On-call is not required
• Block scheduling is not available
• Local candidates are not accepted

Facility Notes

• Teaching, Level 1 Trauma Hospital
• 456 staffed beds
• Navy scrubs
• Epic charting
• Free parking