PCU RN
Kansas City, Missouri
Saint Luke's Hospital

Registered Nurse - PCU

Location: Kansas City, Missouri 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

Unit Overview

• 24-bed Intermediate Unit (PCU)
• Takes intermediate medical patients and surgery overflow, including TURPS, lap chole, lap appy, lap hernia, eye surgery, oral surgery, diabetic teaching, and wound care
• Fast-paced unit necessary for throughput out of the ED and OR
• Ratio: 1:5. On rare occasions the ratio may flex to 1:6, and travelers are expected to take the extra patients.
• Work settings: MS/Telemetry, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, ER Holding, Neuro Stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown

Hospital Highlights

• Tertiary care, teaching, Level 1 Trauma hospital
• Five-time Magnet Aware winner
• 456 total staffed beds
• Scrub color: Navy
• Charting: Epic
• Free parking

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with IV insulin protocols
• Experience with feeding tube care and management
• Experience with continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) management
• Experience with blood product administration
• Experience with accessing ports
• Experience with the care and management of invasive lines
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with heparin protocols
• Experience with PCA
• Experience with wound care

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Weekend requirement: 8 weekend shifts in the 6-week schedule period, a combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• On-call not required
• Float: Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed.
• Block schedule: not accepted
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. Cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length.
• RTO restriction: no more than 7 days
• First-timers: not accepted
• Locals: not accepted. Home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility.
• Pending license: not accepted

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• Background and eligibility:

  • Criminal background check within 6 months of start, 7-year search
  • Education verification of highest nursing-related education
  • Government-issued ID required
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG searches, run quarterly
  • Missouri EDL search required for placements in Missouri, renewed quarterly
  • Missouri Highway Patrol check, renewed annually
  • Professional references: two required, supervisors within the last year preferred
  • Employment application required
• Competencies and training:

  • Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
  • Unit-specific competency exam, updated annually
  • Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for all new contracts, 80% pass rate
  • Color blind testing online, within 12 months of start
  • Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
  • Regulatory compliance education quiz, 80% to pass
  • Orientation modules (about 16 hours) required for RNs, completed before start
• Health:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start
  • Drug screen within 1 year of start, must not expire during assignment
  • TB: two negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year. Yearly TB questionnaire required.
  • Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement, with booster options for negative titers)
  • Tdap vaccine or declination
  • Hepatitis B declination required
  • Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
  • N95 fit test required, renewed annually
• Administrative:

  • Badge photo: head and shoulders, white background, no obstructions, taken within 6 months of start
  • HIPAA acknowledgement, latex allergy questionnaire, confidentiality form, and hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code policies, all signed before start