PCU RN
Arlington, Virginia
Virginia Hospital Center

Registered Nurse: Intermediate Care Surgical/Trauma (IMC)

Location: Arlington, Virginia Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: As listed in the posting

Schedule

• Shift: Nights, 3 x 12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Weekends: 6 weekend shifts per 6 weeks. The source defines a night-shift weekend as Sat or Sun in one place and Fri, Sat, or Sun in another.

Unit

• Unit: 3B IMC
• Beds: 22
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4
• Focus: Intermediate care with a pulmonary focus, serving adult to geriatric patients with acute and chronic pulmonary conditions. Patients may be on ventilators, have tracheostomies, or use high-flow O2 or BiPAP. Cardiac patients include those with CHF, rule-out or post-MI, unstable angina, pericardial disease, dysrhythmias, and continuous cardiac infusions. The unit also takes med/surg overflow.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath experience, including experience with Post Cardiac Cath patients
• Experience with mechanical ventilation
• Experience with the care and management of invasive lines
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Experience with titratable drips
• Experience with traumatic brain injury (TBI) management
• Experience with BiPAP
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) experience
• Experience with tracheostomy care
• Experience with Epic

Onboarding and Other Details

• Submission must include the RTO.
• Scrub color: navy blue
• COVID: possible
• Facility policy acknowledgements and documents must be reviewed or signed before start, including the code of ethics, confidentiality agreement, core policies, dress code, and privacy notices.
• Vendor access request and facility background check (HireRight) must be completed within 24 hours of receipt of the link.
• A clear, passport-style photo with a solid background is required for the badge. Travelers wear both the agency badge and the facility photo badge at all times.