PCU RN - Nights
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Knox Community Hospital

Registered Nurse PCU Nights

Location: Mount Vernon, Ohio Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 7:00 Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Assignment Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) nights
• Will work some ICU
• Limited holiday RTO: can only request 1 day surrounding 1 holiday

Requirements

Licensure and Verification

• Valid RN license in Ohio
• Nursys verification required
• Primary source verification required

Education

• Education verification required
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing required

Certifications

• BLS issued by American Red Cross, American Heart Association, United States Department of Defense, or RQI required
• AHA ACLS required for ICU, ER, PACU, Cardiology/Tele, Endoscopy, and Float Pool assignments
• AHA PALS required for ER, PACU, and Pediatric units; required within 6 months of start for Float Pool (RQI accepted)
• Government-issued photo ID required and must be carried during assignment

Experience

• Application must show 2 years of prior work history, including at least 2 years of clinical practice in an acute care setting and in a similar area to the pending assignment
• 1 year of Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience required
• PCU experience within the last year required

Competencies

• Basic dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required
• Unit-specific competency exam required, updated annually
• Unit-specific skills checklist required, updated annually
• Medication Management RN forms (range orders and medication administration) must be reviewed and signed
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam required as applicable

References

• 2 recent clinical references within 1 year of start (hospital evaluation accepted)

Preferred Qualifications

• AHA PALS preferred for ICU
• BSN preferred

Background, Health, and Screening

• Criminal background check (7-year search, including SSN trace, county, statewide, national, sex offender, OFAC, and FACIS Level 3) required before start and updated annually; must be updated after breaks in service of 2 or more months
• E-Verify proof required
• FBI and BCI fingerprinting required within 12 months of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start and updated with each contract renewal or extension
• Initial physical exam required within 12 months of start
• 9-panel drug screen required within the last 12 months (instant screen acceptable)
• Tdap required on official immunization record; declination not accepted
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: proof of 2 vaccinations or positive titers; declinations not accepted
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination
• TB: negative 2-step PPD (or QuantiFERON Gold/T-SPOT within 12 months of start); annual TB questionnaire required
• Flu vaccine not required but strongly encouraged

Onboarding

• Facility modules must be completed immediately upon receipt; candidates may be pulled from the unit if modules are not completed on time
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement and HIPAA requirement (subs may submit a signed HIPAA form or pass Core testing)
• Onboarding information and professionalism and appearance policy must be reviewed and initialed before start