What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse RN position at Skyline Med Staff Nursing?
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We are seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Jackson, California.
Job Requirements and Description
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Hours per week: 36
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of recent acute care experience. As a PCU Travel Nurse, you will care for patients who require close monitoring and frequent assessment, but aren't unstable enough to need ICU care.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide basic bedside care and stabilize critical cardiac patients
- Change dressings, insert catheters, and start IVs
- Prepare, administer, and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions
- Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays
- Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology
PCU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean, and stoop without difficulty. They should also be able to easily lift 20 pounds and may occasionally need to lift up to 50 pounds. The ability to cope with stress and relate to people of all ages and backgrounds is essential.
Requirements:
- ACLS certification
- BLS certification
- NIH certification
- 2 years of experience in the field
Benefits
- Guaranteed pay
- Paid sick leave
- Travel reimbursement up to $1,000
- Housing subsidy through our Easy Stay program or company-provided housing
- Liability, vision, dental, and health insurance from day one
