Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,324 per week

Alto Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Great Falls, Montana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

A facility in Great Falls, MT is looking is looking for a Progressive Care Unit RN (PCU RN) with a minimum 3 years of PCU experience. Travel experience required. Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required. • EPNC, TNCC certification preferred. Must be licensed to work in MT; please note MT is a compact state! Option for temp to perm. Knowledge and skills such as;• Use of basic office equipment, use of multiple IV pumps, ability to operate advanced medical equipment, including A-lines, invasive lines, chest tubes, patients requiring noninvasive and invasive ventilatory support, basic cardiac Telemetrymetrymetrymetry and EKG interpretation, Advanced Nursing, Principles and Procedures, Pediatric experience preferred, Experience in post heart catheterization preferred. Ability to manage the common IV medications to include but not limited to; Heparin, Diltiazem, Dobutamine, Milrinone, Amiodarone, Dopamine. Patients include but are not limited to pediatrics, pre and post PCI care, pacemaker, revascularization, carotid endarterectomy, thoracotomy, CHF, COPD, DKA, renal failure, DVT, PE, sepsis and a broad scope of surgical services.License:
RN
Specialty:
PCU/SCU
Department:
PCU
Shift:
07:00 AM-07:30 PM
Duration-weeks:
13
Guaranteed Hours:
36.00
Description:
A facility in Great Falls, MT is looking is looking for a Progressive Care Unit RN (PCU RN) with a minimum 3 years of PCU experience. Travel experience required. Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Care Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required. • EPNC, TNCC certification preferred. Must be licensed to work in MT; please note MT is a compact state! Option for temp to perm. Knowledge and skills such as;• Use of basic office equipment, use of multiple IV pumps, ability to operate advanced medical equipment, including A-lines, invasive lines, chest tubes, patients requiring noninvasive and invasive ventilatory support, basic cardiac Telemetrymetrymetrymetry and EKG interpretation, Advanced Nursing, Principles and Procedures, Pediatric experience preferred, Experience in post heart catheterization preferred. Ability to manage the common IV medications to include but not limited to; Heparin, Diltiazem, Dobutamine, Milrinone, Amiodarone, Dopamine. Patients include but are not limited to pediatrics, pre and post PCI care, pacemaker, revascularization, carotid endarterectomy, thoracotomy, CHF, COPD, DKA, renal failure, DVT, PE, sepsis and a broad scope of surgical services.
Requirements:
At least two years recent experience in field, current BLS certification, and a current nursing license per the state of assignment. For additional and specialty-specific requirement, please contact us
Unit Details:
The Progressive Care nurse will provide care to the hemodynamically stable or predictably unstable patients on medical/surgical unit. This includes providing physical, emotional, spiritual and cultural support to the patient. Anticipated patient populations include but are not limited to pediatrics, pre and post PCI care, pacemaker, revascularization, carotid endarterectomy, thoracotomy, CHF, COPD, DKA, renal failure, DVT, PE, sepsis and a broad scope of surgical services. Staff will expect patients in relative stability while recognizing diagnoses may require skilled assessment and intervention tools for potential deteriorating conditions. Required to operate advanced medical equipment and care for patients with central lines, chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, continuous bladder irrigation, arterial lines, multiple IV’s and patients requiring short term Ventilation Support. Provides care for general medical and surgical patients on the in-patient unit. collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Nurses effectively interact with patients and significant others, while maintaining the standard of professional nursing. Has ability to assess and implement established policies and procedures with minimal supervision. Acts as a clinical leader and assists with precepting staff. Provides direct care for patients in the Hospital from admission to discharge in all aspects of care including discharge planning. Gives directions to RN, LPN, CNA, Housekeeping Staff, and Dietary Staff. Receives directions from: Providers, Charge Nurse, Chief Nursing Officer. The Progressive Care Nurse will also complement the Medical Surgical Nursing Unit when staffing actions are required

Alto Job ID # . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Progressive/Special Care Unit Registered Nurse

About Alto Healthcare Staffing

Alto Staffing is a professional staffing, placement, and human resource firm that got its start in 2003. Our founder witnessed first-hand how much her colleagues cared for their patients and how little their staffers would care for them. Since then, we’ve dedicated ourselves to building an enterprise solution led by clinicians and experts focused on changing healthcare for the better. For the last 20 years, we’ve helped place thousands of clinicians for clients in assignments all over the country, ensuring each one received the support and solutions they needed to excel in their positions and succeed in their careers.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus