Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,219 per week Job Listing at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV (Job ID 6212968-2024-10-27)

Description

Certification Details
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required (AHA only)
• BLS - Basic Life Support required (AHA only)
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support required as applicable (AHA only)

Job Details
• Cardiac Stepdown RN
• 3x12 nights
• Blocked scheduling is an option
• 5 North/Step-down is a 20-bed (all private room) unit. We strive for a 4:1 ratio but can have a 5:1 ratio, depending on our staffing situation. We have a mixture of pulmonary (pneumonia, COPD, BiPAP/cpap, etc.), cardiac (a-fib, heart failure, etc.), neuro (stroke), GI (bleed), and surgery patients who are stable with a higher risk of becoming unstable. Our unit is equipped to house 20 stepdown patients at one time, however, all patients do not have to be step-down in order to be on our unit. We accept patients who do not require invasive monitoring. There may be a combination of adult med-surg, telemetry, and step-down patients at any given time, based upon bed availability house wide. Examples of critical drips we can administer to our step-down patients: Amiodarone, Esmolol, Insulin, Lasix, Cardizem, and Nitroglycerin.
• Hospital Highlights
• Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care. Major Teaching Hospital; member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH). Level II Trauma.
• Total Staffed Beds: 330
• Scrub Color: Black Scrubs (can also wear a Cabell T-Shirt instead of scrub top) If/When they report to Surgery they must change into Surgery scrubs (provided)
• Charting: Cerner
• Parking Cost: Free for travelers - parking lot and parking garage available

Job Requirements
• BLS and ACLS required
• 1+ year experience required

Schedule Information
• 3x12 hour shifts at night
• Blocked scheduling available

Unit Specific Information
• Unit: 5 North/Step-down
• 20-bed unit with all private rooms
• Patient Types: pulmonary, cardiac, neuro, GI, and surgery patients
• Stepdown patients do not require invasive monitoring
• 4:1 or 5:1 patient ratio

Additional Details
• Government issued photo ID required. Photo Identification must be carried on person during hours of service to client.
• Please require if nurse is working on a compact license.