PHP is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 04/14/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
General Information: Beds: 64 - spread across 2 floors Required experience? Intermediate/Stepdown Level RN: 1 year of nursing experience required Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if greater than 1 year of experience 1st time traveler MUST have EPIC experience Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility Permanent staff must wait 1 full year before returning as a traveler Patient Ratios: RN: PCU: 1:4 (even for MedSurg assignments) CNA: 1:8 Required Certifications: RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Required Education: RN: Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing Skills required: Intermediate/Stepdown RN: Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments - please decline if not Previous experience with our types of patients above, including IMC/stepdown acuity and Neuro Ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, chest tubes, trach care (no fresh traches), NGT tube placement and management, JP drains, line management - PICC/Midline/CVL/PIV placement, wound vacs (Wound Care RN will change out the vac but RN must know how to assess and will need to change to wet/dry dressing in case of malfunction), wound care/dressing changes, medication administration, TPN/tube feeding, blood product transfusions, urinary and fecal collection devices Drip titration of below medications: most commonly - Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Levophed (up to 5 mcg), occasionally esmolol drips (will train if traveler has not done these) or other Betablockers or other antihypertensives 431947
About PHP
At PHP, you are always the first focus. For us, it isn't simply about hiring staff, it's about building a solid family of healthcare professionals by expanding their premium employment opportunities, guiding them through every step of the process, and providing them with the highest compensation and best benefit packages in the industry. With over 20 years of experience, travel contracts in all 50 states and internationally, and many industry awards and recognitions, Premier Healthcare Professionals focuses on quality, not quantity. That is our commitment.