Travel Progressive Care Unit RN – Neuro/Trauma - $2,555 per week

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Asheville, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Unit Information:  4Heart, Cardiovascular Progressive Care (CVPC)

Location: Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC

Address: 509 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801

Floor: E4 - CVPC

Building: E Heart Tower

Tell us about the unit(s): Primary patient population is CV surgery and vascular surgery to include open heart surgery (CABG, AVR, MVR

these skills will be considered first.

·          Prior CV surgery and vascular surgery population experience (open heart, TAVR, lobectomy, AAA repair, and fem-pop bypass) within a year

·          CVICU experience

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):  

·         Epidural management

·         Chest tube management

·         Tube feedings

·         IV gluccomander

·         Cardiac gtt management (phenylephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, cardizem, amiodarone, insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, ketamine)

Best personality Fit:

·         Team player

·         Enjoys fast paced environment

·         Flexible

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

·         ACLS, BLS, NIH

Floating Area(s):

·         Any SD (1:5 ratios) or MS (1:6-7 ratios) unit, ER inpatient holding area (1:6).

Dress Code:

·         Scrub Color/Attire – All navy, white tops/navy bottoms, or all white.

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

·         Please see attached traveler tip sheet

Weekends and On call (if any)

·         No call.

·         Weekend requirements minimum – 6 weekend shifts (Saturday/Sunday day/night) per 6 week schedule period.

·         Flexible to work Holiday

 , Bentall, TAVR, etc), thoracic lung surgery (lobectomy, thoracotomy, etc.), esophagogastrectomy, AAA (open and endovascular), fem-pop bypass, carotid endarterectomies. We also receive overflow medical cardiology patients with diagnoses of heart failure, DKA, chest pain, sepsis, heart block, etc.

·         Number of Beds – 40 cardiac surgery stepdown beds

·         Number of Staff – approximately 100 total

·         Type of staff:

o    Day Shift – 1 charge RN (routinely out of staffing), 13 RN’s, 4 PCT’s, 1.33 HUC 

o    Night Shift – 1 charge RN (routinely out of staffing), 13 RN’s, 4 PCT’s, 0.33 HUC

·         Patient Ratios – 1:5 patients per RN, 1:13 for PCT’s

·         Type of equipment – Baxter IV pumps, CADD epidural pumps, various lifts

·         EMR - Cerner

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

·         Stepdown experience

·         Telemetry experience

About HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Referral bonus
• Continuing Education
• Life insurance