PCU Telemetry RN
Largo, Florida
Largo Medical Center

RN - Telemetry

Location: Largo, Florida Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours per Week: 36

Unit Details

• Unit: Progressive Care Unit (PCU), 2nd floor, Main Campus building
• Beds: 47
• Patient Ratios: 4-6 depending on acuity
• Staffing:

  • Day shift: 1 Director, 1 Manager, 1 Clinical Nurse Coordinator, 8-12 RNs, 1-5 PCTs
  • Night shift: 1 Clinical Nurse Coordinator, 8-12 RNs, 1-5 PCTs
• Equipment: Alaris pumps, PYXIS machine, epicardial pacing boxes, LVAD equipment
• EMR: Meditech
• Typical Procedures: Blood transfusions, IV drip titration, pain medication administration, and medication administration
• Parking: Garage, third and fourth floors (AM and PM shifts)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Florida
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• Telemetry Certification
• Telemetry experience, including 1 year of Telemetry PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience, with PCU experience within the last year
• IV drip experience (PCU)

Float Scope

• Can float to med/surg if needed
• The psych/rehab West campus, a department of the main campus, should be treated as a float unit

Schedule

• Rotating weekends, with every other weekend and holidays in rotation with hospital employees
• No on-call requirement

Ideal Personality Fit

• Positive, team player, patient-centered, and cares like family