Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

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36 guaranteed hours

Weekends as needed

Must have Strong Neuro Skills

First to float. Region I: Primary to Virginia Mason Medical Center, but if needed, travelers will be required to float throughout Region One: St. Anne Hospital – Burien, WA; St. Francis Hospital – Federal Way, WA; Virginia Mason Medical Center – Seattle, WA.

They will have orientation at both St Anne's and St Francis if/when needed to float!

Will start at St Anne's if its an off week for orientation at VMMC and then they will be moved to VMMC the following week.

• Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:3 PCU 1:4 med surg (split PCU and Med Surg unit)

• Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Seizures, strokes, neurosurgeries, renal transplants, lumbar drains, art lines. Continuous EEG set up by EEG tech- instructions on cart once set up.

• Experience or 'Must have' skills: Progressive care trained. Neuro experience preferred. Highly prefer art line and lumbar drain experience. First time traveler okay for day shift. One year of experience.

• Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes- PCU will titrate. Med surg RNs won't take cardiac drips.

• Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Cardiac Drips: Nicardipine, Dopamine, Metoprolol, amiodarone, diltiazem, phenylephrine. Noncardiac drips: lidocaine, heparin, insulin, 3% Saline, ketamine, Thymoglobulin

• Will allow block scheduling for nights is the goal, if it is feasible and meets the needs of the units. Self scheduling allowed but not finalized until the scheduler balances it. - Flexibility required. No set schedules.

• Weekend Requirements: 4 weekend shifts per schedule at minimum. May need to flex to more if staffing is tight (the rarely happens). For days shift weekends are Saturday and Sunday. For nights weekends are Friday and Saturday.

• Holiday Requirements: Yes- expectation is to work holidays as needed for fill in holes.Esp on nights.

• Is there call or a standby requirement?: No

• Floating Requirements: Yes- Neuro PCU, acute care MS, rare to CCU to care for PCU or med surg level of care. First to float.

• Scrub Color/Dress code: Royal blue, white and/or grey- any combination. Scrubs not provided. No hoodies, sweatshirts or sweat jackets.

• Unit/Department specific orientation: 1-2 shifts depending on comfort level. Night shift will also need to be trained to renal transplant care, lumbar drains and arterial lines

• Additional Notes: Could be used to precept new employees or students