PCU RN
Roanoke, Virginia
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse - PCU (Medical-Renal)

Location: Roanoke, Virginia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM (36 hours per week)

Facility Overview

• Private, not-for-profit general acute care teaching hospital with 703 licensed beds
• Region's only Level I Trauma Center (adult and pediatric)
• Certified stroke center
• Magnet designated, recognized for nursing excellence for more than 20 years

Unit Details

• Unit: PCU (Medical-Renal)
• Ratio: 1:5
• Patients: Adult and geriatric
• Focus: Hospitalist Medicine patients with renal and other medical diagnoses
• Dedicated bed: One bed for chronic ventilator patients
• Alternate coverage: Serves as an alternative unit for gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and other surgical or procedural patients covered by hospitalists
• Float scope: Will be required to float within skillset

Schedule and Policies

• Weekends: Either every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week scheduling block
• Call-offs: Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Holidays: Must work one holiday during the 13-week contract
• Time-off and special requests: All requests must be included with the submission
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted under the radius rule in the submittal instructions
• Pending license: Accepted only for a single-state license from a non-compact state; otherwise, an active Virginia State or Compact RN/LPN license is required

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience of at least 1 year, with PCU experience within the last year
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Experience with the care and management of invasive lines
• Blood product administration
• Non-invasive airway management
• Experience with Epic

Other Notes

• Charting in an EMR system (software familiarity, not a credential)

Pre-Start Requirements

• Within 48 hours of signing: Driver's license or state ID, which must show an address within 100 miles of the facility; Access and Confidentiality Agreement
• Within 30 days of start: Primary source verification of state license; Nursys verification; EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks (updated at each renewal or extension); drug screen (10-panel, negative); education verification
• Within 1 year of start: 7-year background check (not required to be updated annually); physical exam stating freedom from communicable disease; TB test (negative PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT, updated annually) or chest X-ray if past positive; fit test (updated annually)
• Transcript or diploma: Required, showing proof of highest earned medical degree
• Immunity: Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B, each by positive titer or vaccine series (hepatitis B may also be met by declination)
• Flu vaccination: Not required to show proof; unvaccinated candidates must mask all flu season and sign a declination form
• Documents: E-Verify or attestation; TB questionnaire; 2 clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted); complete employment application or resume; skills checklist (updated annually); professional badge photo
• Competencies: Competency exam as applicable to profession and specialty; medication test/pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• Subcontractors only: Core Parts I, II, and III, satisfied by a signed HIPAA form (preferred) or core testing (updated annually)
• Before start: Complete new hire paperwork