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Company: CHI Health Good Samaritan
Location: Kearney, NE
Career Level: Mid-Senior Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

    Certification Details
  • Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS.
    Job Details
  • A large system in Nebraska/Iowa are looking for Night PCU RN's.
  • 12 hour shifts, 36 hours guaranteed.
  • 2 years of unit experience.
  • Looking for someone who is flexible and willing to learn as well as take feedback along the way.
  • A nurse on this unit is successful if they are a team player, are flexible and adaptable, and have good communication skills.
  • Different cultural populations are served on this unit- primarily Hispanic and Somalian.
    Job Requirements
  • 2 years of unit experience.
  • BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required.
    Schedule Information
  • Shifts: 0630-1830, 1830-0630
  • Smart Square online scheduling.
  • Every third weekend.
  • Rotating holidays with perm staff.
  • Floating to MedSurg or to ICU to take PCU acuity patients is required.
    Unit Specific Information
  • Ratios: 1:4-5 both days and nights.
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Adults, Cardiac med/surg, dialysis, cancer diagnosis, vascular,sepsis, adult respiratory, stroke, post stent, post pacer placement, renal failure.
  • RNs required to titrate drips: Yes.
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, Nitro, Dopamine, Cardizem, Amiodarone, insulin.
  • Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes.
  • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes, 1:12.
  • RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?: High flow.
  • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: RNs must read and interpret.
  • Scrub Color/Dress code: Navy Blue.
  • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: 1 week.
  • Overhead lifts in half the rooms, portable lifts, vein finders, bladder scanner.
    Additional Details
  • RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions.
  • Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity.


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