TRAVEL - RN - PCU - (637) - Swedish MC - 7P-7A

Job Description

TRAVEL - RN - PCU -  (637) - Swedish MC - 7P-7A

Unit Information:  PCU (637)

Location: 10th Floor Swedish

Address: 501 E Hampden Ave Englewood CO 80113

Floor: 10th

Building: 501 Main Hospital

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds - 20
• Number of Staff – 40
• Type of staff: RNs and PCTs
• Day Shift – 1 Charge RN, 5 nurses, 3PCTs
• Night Shift -  1 Charge RN, 5 nurses, 2 PCTs
• Patient Ratios – 1:4
• Type of equipment  - Tele, Transport monitors, suction, feeding pumps, trachs, bipap, cpap, heated high flow, chest tubes, foleys, pacer wires/pacers, iv pumps, scd pumps
• EMR - meditech

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for:  (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

• ACLS
• Drips – heparin, tikosin, diltiazem, amiodarone, nitro, Lasix, ketamine
• PCU experience, cardiac experiece

Preferred or nice to have:  candidates with these skills will be considered first.

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• List typical procedures performed on unit(s):  
• Chest tube placement, remove chest tubes, remove pacer wires, 12 lead EKGs  
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Best personality Fit:

• Great team-player
•  High energy

Unit Guidelines/Policies: Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:  Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.  *Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent.

Fast paced and challenging cardiac unit at a cardiac center for excellence, high acuity

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