What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,103 per week position at Rapid City Hospital?
Certification Details
ACLS
Job Details
General Information
Beds : 56
PCU RN : Minimum Experience : 1 year
Tele RN : Minimum Experience : 1 year
LPN : 1 year
Patient Types : Adults with a variety of diagnoses including CHF, ARF, hepatitis, ESLD, DM, DKA, pneumonia, sepsis, GI bleed, syncope, chest pain, pulmonary emboli, respiratory failure, COPD, arrhythmias, seizure disorders, overdose, and delirium tremors.
Required Education : Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
Schedule Information
Weekend rotation – Every other or 50% weekends per 4-week schedule
Holiday Expectations : Every other holiday minimum during contracted timeframe
Approval of time off? Up to 7 days. Must extend contract if unable to work a full week to accommodate a 13-week contract. No RTO during Sturgis Bike Rally (first 3 weeks every August)
Unit Specific Information
Comfortability working alongside an LPN / Team Nursing : Our staffing model on our 6th floor where we cohort all of our med-surg pts is moving toward an RN paired with an LPN. Both would take their own patient loads, however, there may be some task swapping that occurs due to scope. We felt it was important that there is awareness to this so it is not a surprise, and hopefully can remain a positive experience for both LPNs & RNs
Support on the Unit : CNA (Ratio : 1 : 8 both Days & Nights), Charge nurse : Yes – 2 for the unit (free-floating), 24 / 7, Phlebotomy? Yes, 24 / 7 for peripheral blood draws only; RN will pull of Central lines, IV / VAT Team : No, Resource Nurse : Yes, Flex RN as staffing allows – assists with admissions, d / c, transfers, task items, RT : Yes, 24 / 7, Hospitalist : Yes, 24 / 7 in house - most patients are followed by a hospitalist
Charting System / Equipment : Epic – (preferred) please let CRT know if traveler does not have EPIC experience so they can ask approval, Alaris, Omnicell
Floating : If yes, where? Adult Inpatient Units - Med Surg, Ortho / Neuro / Surgical, Heart and Vascular Unit, Oncology, ICU (depending on experience), Observation. Could be floated within scope of practice and below. Will float in rotation with other travelers
Orientation : (facility and unit) 2 days of in class / online education, (2) 12-hour shifts with a preceptor
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