PCU Progressive Care Unit RN
Salem, Oregon
Salem Hospital

Registered Nurse – PCU

Location: Salem, Oregon Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Start: ASAP

Role Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse, PCU
• Shift: Night (4x12 hours), 19:00–07:30
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Guaranteed hours: 36 hours per week
• Ratio: RN 1:4–6; CNA 1:6–13 on days and 1:10–13 on nights
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Cancellation policy: Client may cancel up to 1 shift per 4-week assignment, 2 shifts per 8-week assignment, or 3 shifts per 13-week assignment
• Time off: Any time off over 10 days needs approval
• Float pool: Float pool supports MS/Tele/Stepdown/IMC units. Clinicians float within scope to meet facility needs, including to a sister facility in the system.
• Facility: Short-term acute care hospital, 569 staffed beds, Magnet, Teaching, Level II Trauma Center
• Scrub color: Royal blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• One completed travel assignment
• 1 year of Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience, completed within the last year
• Telemetry experience
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Non-invasive airway management
• Med Surg experience
• Experience with Epic
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI

Credentialing and Compliance

• Competency exam: 80% passing score
• Skills checklist: Stepdown/Telemetry checklist required for PCU and PCU Float
• Background check: Criminal background check with 7-year search within 90 days of start, rerun after a break in service of more than 90 days
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG within 30 days of start, then every 30 days
• NURSYS verification: Within 30 days of start
• Drug screen: 10-panel within 90 days of start, rerun after gaps greater than 90 days; must list "Opiates"
• Physical: Within 1 year of start
• TB: 2 negative PPDs or a negative Tspot/QuantiFERON within 1 year of start
• Immunizations and titers: Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (titer or 2 vaccines), hepatitis B (titer, 3-dose series, or declination), and Tdap or declination
• Flu: Flu vaccine or signed declination required year-round; updated documentation due by the seasonal deadline
• Fit testing: Completed onsite through Employee Health within the first week of starting
• Badge photo: Required at least 8 days before start, with a white background, sent in JPEG format
• Facility modules: Must be completed by the due date
• References: 2 within the last 2 years of employment, showing 1 year in a comparable specialty; at least one must be supervisory (Charge RN acceptable) within the last 12 months