Registered Nurse - PCU

TALENT Healthcare Staffing Services, Inc. is a distinguished Premium Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Healthcare Staffing Company, specializing in providing top-notch staffing solutions for Nursing and Allied professionals. With a commitment to excellence, we prioritize partnering with premium hospitals throughout the United States to ensure healthcare professionals find their ideal professional destination.

Whether it's matching skilled professionals with rewarding opportunities or assisting healthcare facilities in securing the best talent, TALENT Healthcare Staffing Services is dedicated to delivering exceptional service and fostering successful partnerships in the healthcare industry. Position Summary:Target Ratios: 1:5-6 36 can be offered. 12 HOUR DAYS RTO 7 DAYS MAX for Auto Offer Float Requirement: required to float to like units. Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in 6 weeks but staffing needs may require more.

Qualifications:Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year required. Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPTS 1st time traveler.

Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes Skills: IV start, Vents, Telemetry and cpap/bipap, Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias.

Certifications:ACLS, BLS Preferred:NIHSS Patient Population: COPD, Client, Resp distress, Covid-19, FLU, PE's. Patient population currently includes care for COVID-19 patients, including those who have tested positive.

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS:Our acuity is on the higher end of a med-surg unit, but we do operate with a team lead present in a 3:1 that rounds the whole unit, 2 respiratory therapists that are rounding, and an assistant nurse manager on shift including weekends. We do take ventilators on our unit but they are for chronic trach/vent patients. Our model is that no nurse has more than one vent patient at a time.

Our unit is 48 beds in total. Our CNA's are a 9-10:1. Most of our patient population is going to be COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and patients with chest tubes, CPAP, BiPAP.

Many have comorbidities as well as telemetry monitoring. Recognizing the high ratios and acuity, the following resources are available on the unit: An Admission/Discharge nurse Assistant Nurse Manager Vascular Access Team RRT Code Team Behavioral Health Team SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:

Chest tubes Drips: Dopamine Cardizem Heparin vents, trachs, bipaps/cpaps UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE: Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours