Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,754 per week
Heart Hospital of Austin
Austin TX 78716 US
- Cardiology experience required
Certification Details
- Contract RN position
- Position: RN - PCU
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Shift: 6:00 PM - 6:00 AM
- Cardiovascular experience preferred
Job Details
- Must have cardiology experience with open hearts, heart failure, post Cath lab patients, valve patients
- 2+ years of experience required
- Preferred skills include LVAD experience and Meditech proficiency
Job Requirements
- Shift: p18 (1800-0630)
- Weekends: 4 weekend shifts a month required (Friday and Saturday are weekend shift nights)
- Call Requirements: placed on call by HS must be available till 4 AM or required to float within the system
Schedule Information
- Number of Beds – 52 PCU, 6 IMC, 14 CVICU (PCU and IMC are a shared unit)
- Number of Staff – Roughly 80 RNs and 40 PCTs
- Staff details: Day Shift and Night Shift staffing specifics provided
- Patient Ratios – 1:5 and PCTs take a range of 7-15 patients
- Equipment used includes Welch Allyn vital sign machines, GE EKG machines, pyxis machines, PC computers, glucometers, Philips remote tele boxes and in-room monitors, Imobile iphones
- EMR – meditech
- Typical procedures performed on unit
- PCU standards of care charting
- Unit guidelines/policies available upon request
- Awards/Recognition: Top 5% of patient experience units in HCA, Number 3 in the company for Q4 2023
Unit Specific Information
- The unit takes various cases like watchman’s, Cath lab, EP (pacemakers, ablations), open heart, advanced HF failure patients, and LVAD placement and readmissions
- GI patients occasionally seen on unit
- Personality fit: Team oriented, willing to help out PCTs and RNs, willing to follow unit policy and procedures
- Dress Code: Scrub Color - Navy blue, No fleece jackets
Additional Details