Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
15 hours ago
Wilmington
Bestica is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Wilmington, North Carolina. Job Description & Requirements • Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit, • Discipline: RN, • Start Date: 01/12/2026, • Duration: 13 weeks, • 36 hours per week, • Shift: 12 hours, nights, • Employment Type: Travel 3076529, 3081385, 3089720 Years of Experience: 2 year(s) Note: Minimum 2 years of experience on the cardiac floor required. **May screen if 1.5 year of CVICU experience in a large facility Charting System: Preferred, Epic Travel Experience Required: No Note: Unit does not accept 1st time travelers UNLESS traveler has more than 24 months of cardiac experience. * Certfications:Certs marked with * are preferred ACLS, BLS, NIHSS* * Skills:Skills marked with * are preferred IV therapy/Phlebotomy Arterial line management* Central line care/management* Peripheral Line Care/Management Starting and maintaining IVs* Work Settings Cardiac Telemetry MS/Tele* PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown Telemetry* Respiratory Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac External CPAP/BIPAP Nasal Cannula Non-invasive airway management Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Interpretation of dysrhythmias Management of dysrhythmias Professional Topics and Skills Isolation Precautions Wound Care/Wound Vac* Medications Manage Cardiac drips- no titration Titrate Cardiac drips Cardiovascular Post MI Pre/Post Cardiac Cath Sheath Removal Additional Skills Radial Artery Lines* PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Arterial line management, Wound Care/Wound Vac, and Charge Experience JOB DETAILS: Ratios: Varies per Acuity. Ratios are 1:4 for surgical step down, and 1:5-6 for lower acuity Shift: NIGHTS 36 HOURS ONLY 13-26 weeks accepted Float Requirement: Will follow unit rotation - not first to float Weekend Requirement: 4 per 4 weeks (flexible) Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Atrial Fibrillation, CHF, ACS, CAD, Aortic stenosis/regurgitation, Mitral Regurgitation/Stenosis, Endocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, PVD PAD, Vasculitis, Carotid stenosis, Venous stasis, sheath management, sheath removal. SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR, Mitral Clip, LAAO (Watchman procedure), VATS, Carotid endarterectomy, FEM-POP bypass, Amputations, Other vascular surgeries, Cardiac surgeries, Thoracic surgeries, General thoracic surgery, Post cath, Post DCCV, Post electrophysiology procedures, Pacemaker placements. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Arterial lines (not required), Doppler, Bladder scanner, EKG, Femoral sheaths, TR band, Fem-stop, Chest tubes, Epicardial Pacing Wires. UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR 3076529, 3081385, 3089720\n\n\n\nYears of Experience:\n\n2 year(s)\n\nNote: Minimum 2 years of experience on the cardiac floor required. \n\nCentral line care/management*\n\nPeripheral Line Care/Management\n\nStarting and maintaining IVs*\n\nWork Settings\n\nCardiac Telemetry\n\nMS/Tele*\n\nPCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown\n\nTelemetry*\n\nRespiratory\n\nChest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac\n\nExternal CPAP/BIPAP\n\nNasal Cannula\n\nNon-invasive airway management\n\nCardiac Monitoring and Emergency response\n\nInterpretation of dysrhythmias\n\nManagement of dysrhythmias\n\nProfessional Topics and Skills\n\nIsolation Precautions\n\nWound Care/Wound Vac*\n\nMedications\n\nManage Cardiac drips- no titration\n\nTitrate Cardiac drips\n\nCardiovascular\n\nPost MI\n\nPre/Post Cardiac Cath\n\nSheath Removal\n\nAdditional Skills\n\nRadial Artery Lines*\n\nREQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:\nMinimum Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience on the cardiac floor required.\nTraveler Experience: Required UNLESS traveler has more than 24 months of cardiac experience.\nLocals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes\nSkills: Cardiac Telemetry, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Sheath Removal, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleuravac, External CPAP/BIPAP, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management\nCerts: BLS & ACLS, NIHSS\n\nPREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Arterial line management, Wound Care/Wound Vac, and Charge Experience\nJOB DETAILS:\nRatios: Varies per Acuity. Ratios are 1:4 for surgical step down, and 1:5-6 for lower acuity\nShift: NIGHTS 36 HOURS ONLY\n13-26 weeks accepted\nFloat Requirement: Will follow unit rotation - not first to float\nWeekend Requirement: 4 per 4 weeks (flexible)\n\n\nContract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed\n\nPATIENT DIAGNOSES: Atrial Fibrillation, CHF, ACS, CAD, Aortic stenosis/regurgitation, Mitral Regurgitation/Stenosis, Endocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, PVD PAD, Vasculitis, Carotid stenosis, Venous stasis, sheath management, sheath removal.\n\nSPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR, Mitral Clip, LAAO (Watchman procedure), VATS, Carotid endarterectomy, FEM-POP bypass, Amputations, Other vascular surgeries, Cardiac surgeries, Thoracic surgeries, General thoracic surgery, Post cath, Post DCCV, Post electrophysiology procedures, Pacemaker placements.\n\nSPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Arterial lines (not required), Doppler, Bladder scanner, EKG, Femoral sheaths, TR band, Fem-stop, Chest tubes, Epicardial Pacing Wires.\n\nUNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR\n\n About Bestica We are a trusted provider of solutions in Information Technology and Healthcare sectors to the DoD, Federal and Commercial markets. Our guiding principle and core values help us care for our people and the community; and build a culture of excellence which in turn helps us achieve our organizational objective of exceeding customer’s expectations in each and every project. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, we were founded in 2005 and are certified as an 8(a) Business. Benefits • Referral bonus