PCU RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Luke's Hospital

PCU

Overview

• Travel/Contract RN role in Kansas City, Missouri
• 13-week assignment
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 18:45–7:15
• 36 hours per week
• 20-bed Intermediate Unit
• Ratio: 1:5 on all shifts
• Visits per day: 20

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Cardiac patients
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Experience working with Renal Transplant patients
• Experience with the care and management of invasive lines
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Experience with wound care
• IV insertion skills
• IV insulin protocols
• Heparin protocols
• Feeding tube care and management
• First-time travelers accepted
• Weekend availability: at least 8 weekend shifts in a 6-week period
• Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• No more than 7 days of RTO
• Home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• No pending license accepted
• Epic familiarity
• AO

Preferred

• None stated

Unit / Clinical Context

• Intermediate medical patients with diagnoses related to pulmonary, liver/liver failure, oncology, wounds, urology, general cardiac, general neuro, general renal, diabetic teaching, and wound care
• Fast-paced unit supporting throughput from the ED, OR, and transfers from regional hospitals
• Teaching hospital environment with student nurses frequently on the unit

Skills / Experience

• ER Holding
• Cardiac Telemetry
• MS/Tele
• Neuro Stepdown
• PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown
• Telemetry
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry unit monitoring
• Rapid Response/Code team use
• IV insulin protocols
• Feeding tube care and management
• Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
• Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management
• Renal failure
• Renal transplant
• TURP
• Accessing/Managing Ports
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line care/management
• Peripheral Line Care/Management
• PICC line management
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Heparin Protocols
• Manage Cardiac drips, no titration
• PCA
• CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
• Post TPA care
• Substance Withdrawal
• Nasal Cannula
• Oxygen administration
• Oxygen tanks
• Isolation Precautions/PPE
• Wound Care/Wound Vac

Additional Notes

• Navy scrubs required