Registered Nurse - PCU

Denton, TX · Medical City Denton

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Weekly pay

$1384.00 to $1614.00 weekly

13 weeks36 hrs/weekNightMed / Surg

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Contract details

Position - TRAVEL - RN -Trauma Stepdown (636) MC Denton - 7P-7A Unit Information: Surgical Trauma-63610 Location: Medical City Denton Address: 3535 S. Interstate 35E Floor: 5th floor Building: Main General Information Tell us about the unit(s):
Number of Beds - 25
Number of Staff - 44 FTEs (57 headcount)
Type of staff:
Day Shift - 1 charge/6 RNs/3 techs/1 secretary
Night Shift - 1 charge/6 RNs/3 techs
Patient Ratios - 1:4 (1:5 max for stepdown)
Type of equipment -
EMR - Meditech
On Call Requirement - none
Floating Requirement - to stepdown service lines (Progressive Care Unit/Heart and Vascular Unit) 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, BLS, NIH
Great customer service skills Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first.
Trauma/Orthopedic experience
Meditech experience List typical procedures performed on unit(s):
Patients requiring acute surgical intervention/consultation or post op care including:
Trauma Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Traumatic Brain Injury
General Surgery
Urological Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Neuro / Spine Surgery
GI Bleed / Endoscopy
Pulmonary Embolus
Patients with neurological diagnosis including but not limited to: CVA, TIA, TBI, S/P Neuro-Surgery, Altered Mental Status
Meningitis
New onset Seizures
Hypertensive Crisis
Chest Pain, CHF
Sepsis - Hemodynamically Stable
Alcohol Withdrawal
Pre and Post Cardiac Cath Lab procedural patients (***HVU***)
Post-op CV surgery patients when hemodynamically stable (***HVU***)
Unstable angina, suspected MI (NSTEMI & STEMI). (***HVU***)
Chest pain rule out patients (***HVU***)
Chest pain with acute EKG changes and or elevated troponin. (***HVU***)
Patients with acute cardiac dysrhythmias requiring IV/PO medication management
Hypertensive Urgency
Mild-Moderate congestive heart failure; with elevated BNP, and/or pulmonary edema on chest x-ray without shock
Respiratory distress patients with documented Sp02 88% or below on room air requiring Venti mask, BiPAP or CPAP
Post-op Femoropopliteal bypass, peripheral stents, post aortograms
Post-op CEA
Pulmonary Embolus requiring Heparin Drip
Patients meeting PACU discharge criteria
Vital Signs: HR 50-150 o BP >90 mmHg and
Dyspnea with respiratory 10 breaths/min.
Oxygen Saturation greater than 90
Patients receiving the following Intravenous drips:
Agatroban o Agrastat/Integrelin/ReoPro o Amiodarone o Cardene o Cardizem o Dobutamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Dopamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Heparin o Lasix o Morphine or Ativan for palliative care o Nitroglycerin o Primacor o Sodium Bicarbonate Best personality Fit:
Team player
Adaptable to changing environment
Good communication skills Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.
Vitals q 4
Telemetry monitoring
Q4 patient assessment 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 . Level 2 trauma center with 90% of inpatients coming from ED.

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