Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Coldwater, Michigan.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 02/03/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Mixed unit Med Surg/Tele and Med Surg
Small community hospital with ER MD only at night
Avg. Daily Census 22
24 beds
Patient Age Group - Adults and Geriatrics, Adolescent, Pediatrics (as young as less than one year old)
Staffing Ratios 1:5 Days, 1:6 Nights and Weekends
Floating required within service line; float to other units within scope
Every Other Weekend Required
Medication System Pyxis
Epic required
Patient Diagnoses: General Medical and Surgical Care. Post operative care- orthopedic, pulmonary and general surgical cases. No drips on this unit- may have tele- however we do have a monitor tech to watch these cases. preoperative care occasionally. May have adolescent post operative recoveries.
Special Procedures/Unit Details: May have chest tubes and bedside procedures. Moderate sedation may be necessary. IV,s, Foleys, feeding tubes, IV pumps, PCA occasionally. Fall alarms on beds.
Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response: Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - remote monitoring
Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management
IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central Line Care/Management, Monitoring Chemotherapy, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Starting IVs
Medications: Heparin Protocols
Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA
Orthopedics: Peripheral Nerve Block Catheters, Total Joint Replacements
Plastics: Surgical Drains
Respiratory/Thoracic: Chest Tubes-Emerson/Pleu-evac, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Non-Invasive Airway Management, Tracheostomy Management
Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac
Special Equipment: SAO2 and End tidal CO2.
ACLS, BCLS, PALS, NIH Required
Conscious Sedation Preferred
Charge Nurse Experience Preferred
2 Year Minimum Experience Required
Float pool experience preferred.
Unit Does Not Accept 1st time Travelers
No local travelers 50 miles or less
Scrub color Navy
Tact Medical Staffing Job ID . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - IMC/PCU/Stepdown
About Tact Staff
Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.
Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.
Be Adventurous, Make a Difference, Travel with Tact.
Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food
Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do.
Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.
