ICU/PCU Float Registered Nurse
Lufkin, Texas
CHI Saint Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin

ICU/PCU Float Nurse - Texas (Lufkin)

Job Overview

• Specialty: ICU/PCU Float
• Location: Lufkin, Texas
• Contract Length: 9 weeks

Unit Details

• Units: ICU and PCU (Stepdown)
• Beds: 24 beds in ICU, 26 beds in PCU
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:

  • ICU: 2:1 (sometimes 3:1 depending on acuity)
  • PCU: 4:1
• Floating: Required between ICU and PCU, with occasional floating to other departments as needed

Patient Population

• Cardiac patients post CABG or PCI
• Sepsis
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
• Respiratory failure

Required Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS

Experience Requirements

• Critical Care experience required (years not explicitly stated, but critical care experience is mandatory)

Skills & Responsibilities

• RNs are required to titrate drips
• Common titratable drips include Levophed, amiodarone, heparin, precedex, propofol, cardene, nitro, neosynephrine, dopamine, etc.
• Charge nurse and house supervisor roles present on each shift
• No nurse aides in ICU; 1-2 nurse aides per shift in PCU
• Respiratory Therapist available 24/7 in ICU
• Use of respiratory equipment: ventilators, BiPAP, Airvo
• Bedside monitors and monitor techs on site; RNs read strips

Scheduling

• Shifts: 12-hour shifts (Days 7a-7p; Nights 7p-7a)
• Expect to work 4 shifts per week
• Weekend requirement: Usually every other weekend, depending on coverage
• Holiday requirement: Depends on coverage
• No call or standby requirement

Orientation & Dress Code

• New employee orientation during first week
• Orientation shifts on each ICU and PCU unit
• Dress code: Navy blue scrubs