PCU RN
Columbia, Missouri
Boone Hospital Center

PCU RN

Location: Columbia, Missouri
Employment Type: Contract
Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
Hours per Week: 36
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Overview

• Stepdown unit
• Floating is required
• Preference is given to candidates with both ICU and PCU experience
• Minimum of 2 years of critical care experience required
• Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:3, not guaranteed
• Travelers may be downstaffed 36/48 hours in a 13-week contract based on weekly schedule

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• BLS
• ACLS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• IV Insertion
• PICC/Central Line Management
• Vascular Device Access/Care
• Dialysis Fistula Care/Management
• A-Line Management
• Trach Care
• Epidural/PCA pumps
• Feeding Tubes
• Wound Vac
• Vasoactive Drip Titration (neosynephrine, amiodarone, cardizem)

Preferred Qualifications

• CVP
• Obtain 12-lead EKG
• Sheath removal
• Cardioversion/defibrillation

Clinical Focus

• Surgical, medical, and occasional neuro patients
• Vasoactive drip titration required, including neosynephrine, amiodarone, and cardizem
• Common equipment includes bladder scanners, IV pumps, PCA pumps, SCDs, bipaps, cpaps, optiflows, vapotherms, and airvos