Talent4Health is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Bangor, Maine.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
- About Facility
- Address: 489 State St., Bangor, ME 04401
- Level II Trauma Center -- air flight that flies in (closest in 50 mi radius)
- Bed: 411
- General Information
- Beds: 12
- Experience?
- Intermediate/PCU level of care experience – 1 year
- If only Med/Surg experience with some PCU – 2 years
- First-time traveler? Must have completed at least (2) 13-week assignments
- Trauma – Level 2 Trauma patients
- Neuro – Strokes, stable Craniotomies (Coils or Clips), CIWA, seizure precautions
- Medical/Surgical – Respiratory illnesses (COVID/Flu/Pneumonia), Long term trachs with vents, Respiratory Failure requiring Bipap or High Flow O2, COPD exacerbation, post-op General Surgery, Sepsis, IVDA, Thyroid storm
- Patient Types:
- Cardiac - STEMI, NSTEMI, CHF, AFIB with RVR, s/p Cardiac Cath, s/p Ablation, 24h post op TAVR
- Patient Ratios:
- RN: 1:3-4 (Days & Nights)
- Required Certifications:
- BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
- AACCN (preferred); CCRN (preferred)
- Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity
- Neuro/Trauma – must have Trauma experience; experience with Stroke patients and performing Q2H neuro checks
- Medical/Surgical - Highflow O2, chest tubes, Wound Vacs/VAC dressing changes, Bipap, general drain/ostomy care, IV starts, Experience with trached patients on vents (need to know how to administer 100% FiO2 via suction support and silence alarms), trach care and suctioning (RT will educate)
- Cardiac - temporary pacemakers, TR bands, post femoral sheath care, cardiac rhythm interpretation
- Drips – Cardiac drips (Amio – set rate, Cardizem), Insulin – titrating – decline travelers that do not have Insulin/Cardiac gtt experience
- Charting System/Equipment:
- Cerner – highly preferred – send to manager for approval
- Alaris IV pumps
- Pyxis medication dispensing
- GE Monitors
- Float to ED, ICU, CCU if there is an intermediate assignment in one of those departments
- CCU patient types (CHF, STEMI, NSTEMI, etc.)
- Floating:
- Orientation:
- General hospital orientation followed by 1 day on the unit
- Scheduling:
- Shift Times: 0700-1930 or 1900-0730
- Weekend rotation: every other
- May be placed on Low Census Call back
- Can we approve time off? To go through manager
- Holiday Expectations: varies based on unit needs
- Other notes:
- Scrub Color: any, must be professional
- Parking: free in designated areas
About Talent4Health
A leader and innovator, offering comprehensive talent solutions for the healthcare industry across the nation. Talent4Health, based in Wilmington, DE is a one stop solution that offers access to an inclusive network of excellent healthcare professionals through its state-of-the-art recruitment strategies and extensive career opportunities. We have successfully placed over 3000 plus clinicians with the topmost healthcare facilities across 50 states in the US.
With countless prestigious clients under our umbrella, backed up by passionate and hard-working recruiters, we are a team you have been looking for!
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