Job Description

Job Description

Certification Details

• BLS
• ACLS (since the position requires experience with a high acuity patient population and skills such as managing tracheostomy/vents which are generally necessary for ICU-level care)

Job Details

• TriStar Skyline Medical Center, Progressive Care Unit, Main Campus Cost Center: 632, Unit of 34 beds with patient ratios of 1 to 3-4, Flexibility to stretch to 1:5. Unit staffing includes daily availability of a Unit Secretary and 2-4 Patient Care Technicians each shift, with Phlebotomy and Respiratory Therapy available for all shifts. Equipment and documentation systems are standard across the unit.

Job Requirements

• PCU Experience, ICU Experience, Skill set includes ACLS and ability to care for tracheostomy/vents and high acuity patient population, Chest Tube Insertion, Thoracentesis, Lumbar Puncture procedures performed on the unit.

Schedule Information

• Three shifts per week with 4 weekend shifts per month. Weekends for Day Shift are considered Saturday/Sunday, and for Night Shift as Friday/Saturday/Sunday, Travelers have a floating policy where they float first.

Unit Specific Information

• Navy Blue Scrubs required uniform, Unit Guidelines/Policies are attached. Awards and recognitions include Recent BEE Award Winner, 800 Days free of CAUTI, No CLABSIs since before 2015, Honorable Mention in Critical Care Excellence.

Additional Details

• Flexible self-scheduling, several tenured nursing staff, excellent Trauma/Hospitalist team, unit heading for Level 1 Trauma accreditation.

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