RN Progressive Care Unit - Nights - Travel ; radius​/Insurance

Position: RN Progressive Care Unit - Days or Nights - Travel only (100 mile radius) - Weekly Pay / Benefits / Insurance.
The Progressive Care Unit RN, as a professional practitioner, assumes the responsibility and accountability for delivering patient care to telemetry/progressive care patients. The Progressive Care Unit RN demonstrates the ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficient manner with supervision. This individual employs critical thinking and performance ability in the coordinator of patient care, consistently performs according to nursing standards, and is accountable in managing patient care and assisting others in the management of patient care.

The Progressive Care Unit RN is sometimes also called a step-down nurse, cardiac stepdown, neuro stepdown, surgical stepdown and in some medical centers, the PCU is also known as a transition or intermedia unit.

Minimum Requirements:

Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices

One year prior professional nursing experience preferred with one year progressive care unit experience preferred

Current CPR if applicable

TB questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable

Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation)

Must meet all federal, state and local requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age

General Comments

Essential Job Details

University of Kentucky - Albert B Chandler

Modality & Specialty

RN - PCU

Travel Pay Package: $2286 ($826 housing & $560 meals) - Over 100 miles

Specific Skills/Qualifications Needed

Position Requirements :

Combined PCU and MS unit. Will be expected to float between the 2. Emphasis is on neuro patients but will get overflow patients. BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required. must be trained on EMU for monitoring and interviewing of epilepsy patients. NP ratio 1:3-5 depending upon acuity. Local travelers within 100 miles are not accepted at this facility.

MSP/VMS

OT Rules

OT X 1.4

Discount

7%

Start Date:

2/24

Length of

Contract:

14 weeks

Shift: Night 7p-7a

Hours/Week? 36

Submission Requirements/ MINIMUM experience required to submit

Submittal Packet:

Qualivis cover sheet

Resume

Skills checklist

Nursys

2 references

Certifications (BLS, ACLS, etc)

2 forms of  - At least one of the submitted forms of identification must be a government-issued photo  second form of identification must match the name on the government-issued .

Submission Email

DOB & Social (only include in email submission)

Phone

Email

Address

Available start date

Feedback Time?

48 - 96 Hours

Additional Details

19 bed, universal, med surge. Emphasis placed on neuroscience patients but ability to care for most disciplines.

EMU (epilepsy monitoring unit): 12 bed, progressive care with Epilepsy and NS patients.

Will float between both units.

NP ratio are 1:3-4 usually, may surge to 1:5 on rare occasion

Benefits

At Amergis, we firmly believe that our employees are the heartbeat of our organization and we are happy to offer the following benefits:

• Competitive pay & weekly paychecks
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) savings plan
• Awards and recognition programs

* Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status.

About Amergis

Amergis, formerly known as Maxim Healthcare Staffing, has served our clients and communities by connecting people to the work that matters since 1988. We provide meaningful opportunities to our extensive network of healthcare and school-based professionals, ready to work in any hospital, government facility, or school. Through partnership and innovation, Amergis creates unmatched staffing experiences to deliver the best workforce solutions.

Amergis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.