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 (18:45-07:15) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Role Overview

• 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
• Patient Ratio: 1:4-5
• Float Requirement: Yes
• Emergency Team: The unit manager may assign the traveler to an Emergency Team, which requires staying at the facility until the event passes or serving on the relief team. Travelers accept this by signing the contract.
• Backfill: Position backfills a prior traveler whose assignment was cancelled after they declined an extension.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Louisiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• Experience with Epic

Background, Screening, and Compliance

• 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 (certificates are not accepted)
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 60 days of start
• Current, valid driver's license or state ID (color copy)
• Employment history covering 7 years, with explanations for any gaps
• CLEAR identity verification enrollment, which requires a smartphone
• Badge photo uploaded within 24 hours of booking

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start, indicating good physical health
• TB test (PPD, Qgold, or Tspot) within 12 months of start, updated annually. Positive results require proof of past positive test, a clear chest X-ray within 2 years, and a symptom-free TB questionnaire within 1 year.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: positive IgG titer or completed 2-dose series
• Hepatitis B: positive surface antibody/IgG titer, completed 3-dose series, or booster after a negative titer, plus a signed declination if applicable (within 1 year of start)
• Varicella: positive IgG titer, completed 2-dose series, or booster after a negative titer
• Flu vaccine or declination for flu season
• N95 fit test within 1 year before start, completed within 1 week of contract start (all approved N95 masks accepted)

Additional Notes

• Emergency preparedness checklist required during hurricane season (June 1 to November 30)