Travel Nurse RN - PCU in Mesa, AZ

Company: Cynet Health
Location: Mesa
Posted on: October 29, 2024

Job Description:

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Stepdown Job Specialty: PCU RN - Stepdown Job Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-Hour Nights, Every Other Weekend, Must Work Christmas Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Not specified Certifications: ACLS, BLS Must-Have: - Travel experience required - COVID vaccine or declination form with supporting documentation from clergy or MD Job Description: - Be prepared to float to sister facility - Complete SIMs Lab for Foley catheter insertion & central line dressing changes (excluding certain units) - Maintain competency in sterile field - Participate in education-based lifts, restraints, & wound care training - Work in an 18-bed PCU focusing on telemetry and medical/surgical patients - Handle common diagnoses, including neurology, cardiology, urology, orthopedic, general surgery, renal, pulmonology, and infectious disease - No cath lab, CVOR, or CT surgery available; no invasive neurology - Draw labs (nursing, PCTs, and CNs) as there is no phlebotomy team - Utilize Cerner EMR - Collaborate with in-house hospitalist or intensivist during day shifts; emergency responses handled by ED MD - Facilitate care with the support of PCT/Nursing Aides on days and nights - Comply with weekend and holiday rotation requirements - Wear navy scrubs as the designated color - Occasionally float to Tele and MS Tele units; possible floating to another campus - Receive floor-specific orientation - Leverage 24/7 RT and pharmacy support Please note, adherence to all facility and unit protocols is essential.

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