Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,887 per week Job Listing at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC (Job ID 4550158-2024-08-25)

Description

Certification Details
• Certifications Required: Active Nursing License, BLS, Telemetry.
• Dress Code: Navy scrub pants, White scrub top, and Scrub jacket must be white. Hospital provided green scrubs for covid patients on request.

Job Details
• Mission Hospital is a 815-bed healthcare facility located in Asheville, North Carolina.
• The hospital is known for being the region's only Level II trauma center, as well as being home to the only children's hospital in the western portion of the state.
• Mission Hospital offers a variety of services, including women's services, sports medicine, and neurological care.
• The hospital's cardiovascular services include the only open heart and interventional cardiology in the region.
• The hospital has received recognition such as being named among the nation's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Truven Health Analytics, and Healthgrades.
• Mission Children's Hospital features 97 beds dedicated to infants and children, including a 51-bed Level III NICU.
• The hospital's pediatric services have received awards and accreditations, including a 5-Star Service Excellence Award in the area of children's orthopedics.

Job Requirements
• Must have: BLS, ACLS, Telemetry.
• Requested Skill Set: telemetry, BLS/ACLS, familiarity with pulmonary patients, bipap, tracheostomy, chest tubes, wounds, wound vac, drains, renal patients, IV insertion, maintenance of central lines, and post-op monitoring.
• Advanced skills needed: Medication administration/instillation via chest tube. Training and check off for advanced competency provided by staff if needed.

Schedule Information
• Unit staffing description: Days include 1 HUC, 1 12 hour CNA, 1 8 hour CNA; Nights include 1 CNA.
• Scheduling requirements: modified self-schedule, 3 weekend shifts (Fri, Sat, or Sun) per six-week schedule.
• Floating policy: Float as all other staff to Med-Surge units with a float/pull grid for fairness.

Unit Specific Information
• Number of Beds: 16.
• Patient Ratios: 1 RN:4 patients, 5:1 or 6:1 with stretched staffing plans.
• Currently serving as mixed Covid positive/negative unit for the hospital as numbers rise and fall, provided with med surg level patient care.
• Equipment includes Bedside VS machines-VC 150's, Wow's: mobile work stations with computers, scanner for med administration, and supplies, as well as lifting equipment for safe patient movement, bed alarms, and mobile telemetry.
• Documentation system: Cerner/power chart.
• Procedures performed on unit include Chest tube insertion, Thoracentesis, Dobhoff placement, and CAPD completed by the Renal Nurse.

Additional Details
• Employee recognition programs, active shared governance team, and growth opportunities available.
• Easy transition to ICU with gained experience at the facility.

Compensation Information:
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