PCU RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Staffing partner
You'll care for patients who need close monitoring and frequent assessment but aren't unstable enough for ICU.
- Eligibility
- Acute CareCardiacEmergency/TraumaMedical/Surgical
- Unit and setting
- Progressive Care Unit (PCU) · Hospital aren't unstable enough to need ICU carestep-down patients who aren't ICU-level
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Travel
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- ACLS Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, NIH, 2 Years
- Certification
- BLS
- Certification
- NIH
- Experience
- 1-2 years of recent acute care experience The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience.
- Experience
- 2 years of experience
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Missouri travel rolesMissouri travel postings that state pay run $1,830/week to $2,700/week, the middle half $1,950/week to $2,390/week, across 80 postings.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- stabilize critical cardiac patients Provide basic bedside care; stabilize critical cardiac patients.
- Day to day
- dressing changes, catheter insertion and IV starts Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
- Day to day
- give and record prescribed medications Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
- Day to day
- titrate IV medications sometimes through an intravenous line that may need to be adjusted or titrated
- Day to day
- adjust specialized equipment and read monitor displays Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
- Day to day
- take corrective action when monitors show adverse symptoms Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
- Start
- immediate start for an immediate travel nurse opening in Saint Louis, MO
- Details
- stand and walk for long periods PCU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty.
- Details
- lift patients up to 50 pounds at times Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times.
- Details
- fast-paced unit that needs good stress coping skills Because of the fast-paced environment, Progressive Care Unit RNs must possess good skills for coping with stress and be able to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds.
- Details
- extra certifications may be needed before an assignment starts * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
The workplace
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Telemetry One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
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We're looking for Progressive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Saint Louis, MO. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As a PCU Travel Nurse, you will care for patients who require close monitoring and frequent assessment, but aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. Progressive Care Unit RNs will utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital information, detecting any changes and thereby enabling intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations. Close observation is necessary as many PCU patients receive a significant amount of complex medications, sometimes through an intravenous line that may need to be adjusted or titrated.
The PCU RN is sometimes also called a step-down nurse, and the PCU is also known as cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, neuro stepdown, surgical stepdown and ER holding. As a PCU Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide basic bedside care; stabilize critical cardiac patients. Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment. Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays. Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
PCU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times.
Because of the fast-paced environment, Progressive Care Unit RNs must possess good skills for coping with stress and be able to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds. Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, NIH, 2 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $2,026.25
What's around it?
Saint Louis, MO
Living costs about 9% below the US average