PCU Float RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Luke's North Hospital - Barry Road Campus

Registered Nurse – PCU Float

Overview

• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 3 x 12-hour shifts (6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.), 36 hours per week
• Ratio: 1:5
• Submission: Can accept for 36 or 48 hours

Schedule and Assignment Terms

• Weekends: 8 weekend shifts in the 6-week schedule period, in a combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Holidays and charge: Holiday shifts and charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• Float: Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and the facility as needed
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accepted
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks; cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length
• RTO restrictions: No more than 7 days

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• 2 years of experience in a PCU (Progressive Care Unit)
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with neuro patients
• Experience working with post cardiac cath patients
• Experience working with cardiac surgery patients
• Pre/post hemodialysis management experience
• IV insulin protocol experience
• Heparin protocol experience
• PCA (Patient-Controlled Analgesia) experience
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Experience with titratable drips
• Experience with peripheral nerve block catheters

Clinical Skills Required

• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response: Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias; on-unit and remote telemetry monitoring; use of rapid response teams
• Cardiovascular: Post-cardiac care, angiogram, post-MI, pre/post cardiac cath, pre/post cardiac surgery
• Endocrine/metabolic: IV insulin protocols
• Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management
• Genitourinary/renal: Pre/post hemodialysis management, renal failure
• IV therapy/phlebotomy: Blood product administration, central line care and management, phlebotomy, peripheral line care and management, PICC line management, starting IVs
• Medications: Heparin protocols, manage cardiac drips (no titration), PCA, procedural sedation administration, titrate cardiac drips
• Neurological/psychiatric: CVA care
• Orthopedics: Peripheral nerve block catheters, total joint replacements
• Plastics: Surgical drains
• Respiratory: Chest tube management (Emerson/Pleur-evac), external CPAP/BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, non-invasive airway management, tracheostomy management
• Professional topics: Isolation precautions, wound care/wound VAC

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• Background: Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search, including statewide and national searches); education verification; exclusion list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) run quarterly
• Identification: Government-issued ID; SSN and DOB confirmation
• Drug testing: Within 1 year of start and must not expire during the assignment. Panel includes amphetamines/methamphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates/morphine, oxycodone/oxymorphone, and PCP.
• TB: Either 2 negative PPDs (the first within 1 year of start, the second within 30 days of start) or a T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 1 year of start. Yearly TB questionnaire required.
• Immunizations and titers: Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella each require a positive titer, 2 vaccines, or an MD statement (booster or declination if titer is negative). Tdap vaccine or declination required. Hepatitis B declination required.
• Flu: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• Fit testing: N95 fit test required; any N95 model is acceptable and it can be completed on-site
• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Competencies: Unit-specific competency exam; unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year; new EKG/dysrhythmia exam required for each new contract (80% pass rate); medication/pharmacology competency exam as applicable to the profession
• Training: Regulatory compliance education quiz (80% to pass); orientation modules (approximately 16 hours, required for RNs)
• Documents: Two professional references; employment application; badge photo taken within 6 months of start; signed HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and dress code policy