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

PCU RN

Location: Kansas City, Missouri Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (18:45 to 07:15) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Ratio: 1:5

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Experience working with Post Cardiac Cath patients
• Experience working with Cardiac Surgery patients
• IV insulin protocols
• Heparin Protocols
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Experience with titratable drips
• PCA (patient-controlled analgesia)
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Peripheral nerve block catheters

Clinical Skills Requested

• Work settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, ER Holding, Neuro Stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response: Dysrhythmia interpretation and management, on-unit and remote telemetry monitoring, rapid response teams
• Cardiovascular: Post-cardiac, 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, phlebotomy, peripheral line care, PICC line management, starting IVs
• Medications: Heparin protocols, cardiac drip management (no titration), PCA, procedural sedation administration, cardiac drip titration
• Neurological/psychiatric: CVA
• Orthopedics: Peripheral nerve block catheters, total joint replacements
• Plastics: Surgical drains
• Respiratory: Chest tubes (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

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Weekends: 8 weekend shifts in the 6-week schedule period, a combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Holidays and charge: Holiday shifts and charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• Float scope: May float between departments, units, and the facility as needed, including all units based on greatest need and the Emergency Department for inpatient holding
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks; cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accepted
• Local candidates: Not accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• Return-to-operations restriction: No more than 7 days