PCU RN
New Orleans, Louisiana
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

Registered Nurse - PCU

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 18:45-7:15 Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Assignment Details

• Unit: PCU
• Backfill: Position is backfilling a traveler who declined an extension.
• Patient Ratio: 1:4-5
• Float Requirement: Float required (float units not specified)
• Patient Diagnoses: Heart failure, chest pain, hypertension, stroke (neuro), arrhythmia, dysrhythmias, LVAD, s/p CABG, s/p MVR, DKA, EP
• Special Procedures/Unit Details: Chest tubes, IV drips, s/p EP procedures, s/p cath lab
• Emergency Team: Unit manager may assign you to an Emergency Team, which requires staying at the facility until the event passes or serving on the relief team. Traveler must accept this expectation when signing the contract.
• Holiday Availability: Must work 2 of 4 designated holiday periods annually (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's). Some units may require traveler coverage on Halloween, which is not a paid holiday.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Active Louisiana RN license or Compact License at submission
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 2 years of PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience, including experience within the last year
• BLS (AHA only; RQI accepted)
• ACLS (preferred)
• NIH (preferred)
• NURSYS verification
• Competency exam specific to specialty, completed no more than 1 year before start, with a minimum score of 80%, updated annually
• Skills checklist, updated annually
• Epic experience is required (software familiarity, not a credential)
• Resume/application
• Physical exam within 12 months of start, indicating good physical health
• TB test (PPD, Qgold, or Tspot) within 12 months, updated annually
• Measles (Rubeola), mumps, and rubella: positive IgG titer or completed 2-dose vaccine series
• Hepatitis B: positive surface antibody/IgG titer, completed 3-dose series, or booster after negative titer; declination signed within 1 year of start
• Varicella: positive IgG titer, completed 2-dose series, or booster after negative titer
• Tdap (TD and Dtap not accepted), good for 10 years
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season
• 10-panel drug screen within 60 days of start (instant screens not accepted), updated annually
• Fit test within 1 year before start, completed within 1 week of contract start
• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated monthly
• Sex offender search within 30 days of start, updated monthly
• Education verification of highest level completed (transcript or diploma acceptable if verification cannot be completed)
• Current government-issued photo ID (color copy)
• Badge photo uploaded within 24 hours of booking
• Identity verification registration required