PCU RN
Largo, Florida
Largo Medical Center

RN PCU - Largo, Florida

Job Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours per Week: 36 Location: Largo, Florida

Required Qualifications

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

Unit Details

• Unit: Progressive Care Unit (PCU), 2nd floor, Main Campus building
• Beds: 47
• Staffing (day shift): 1 Director, 1 Manager, 1 Clinical Nurse Coordinator, 8-12 RNs, 1-5 PCTs
• Staffing (night shift): 1 Clinical Nurse Coordinator, 8-12 RNs, 1-5 PCTs
• Patient ratios: 4-6 depending on acuity
• 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; every other weekend and holidays in rotation with hospital employees
• No on-call requirement

Floating

• Can float to med/surg if needed
• The psych/rehab department at the west campus is treated as a float unit

Dress Code and Parking

• Scrub color: Royal Blue
• Parking: Park in the garage on the third and fourth floors (AM and PM shifts)

Ideal Candidate Fit

• Positive, team player, patient-centered, cares like family