Certification Details
  • ACLS, BLS are required.
  • If you hang chemo you need to be chemo certified but it's not required to work the floor
    Job Details
  • A main Med Center in Eastern Nebraska is looking for PCU RN's. BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS are required.
  • 13 Week contract, 36 hours.
    Job Requirements
  • BLS, ACLS, NIHSS are required
  • RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated.
  • Must have at least 1 year of experience.
  • First time travelers are accepted.
  • Must have a minimum of 1 year of experience for the charge.
    Schedule Information
  • Shift times: 7a-7p, 7a-3p, 3p-7p, 7p-11p, 11p-7a, 7p-7a
  • Weekend requirements: Every third weekend.
  • Self-schedule.
    Unit Specific Information
  • Unit: 6 East
  • Level of care: PCU and MedSurg
  • Number of beds: 27
  • RN Ratio (Days): 1 RN to 4 PCU, 1 to 5 M/S
  • RN Ratio (Nights): 1 RN to 5-6 patients
  • Nursing Assistant support: Yes
  • Charge nurse: Yes
  • Shifts: 12 hour
  • Scrubs: Navy Blue
  • Additional unit support staff: PT/OT, RN case manager, social work, educator, dietician
  • IV Pumps: Alaris
  • Specialty Equipment Available: Lyko lifts in even rooms. Other lift equipment available.
  • Patient Experience challenges/focus: hourly rounding
  • EMR: EPIC
    Additional Details
  • specific patient types/diagnoses - Oncology PCU and Trauma PCU
  • PCU and MedSurg
  • Do travelers need specific oncology experience or is PCU experience okay? No, PCU is fine
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips like insulin and occasionally cardizem