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Certification Details - BLS
- ACLS
- NIHSS
Job Details - General Information: Beds: 36-48 (flex with semi-private rooms as needed)
- Required experience: PCU RN: 1 year of nursing experience
- Will accept a first-time traveler with greater than 1 year of experience, must have EPIC experience
- Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility
- Permanent staff must wait 1 full year to return as a traveler
- Patient Types: Mixed unit (Med/Surg to IMC level, as well as Long Length stay patients)
- Common diagnoses include DKA requiring insulin drips, Pre/post-surgical patients, cellulitis, influenza, UTIs, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, renal failure, hepatic failure, gastrointestinal disorders, soft tissue injury, minor fractures, DVTs, and CVA overflow.
- Patient Ratios: PCU RN will work through all areas: Long length of stay (MedSurg/NO Tele) - 1:5-6, Med Surg/Telemetry: (no IMC drips) - 1:5, Intermediate Care - 1:4.
Job Requirements - Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
- Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
- Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments
- Previous experience with above-mentioned patients, including IMC/stepdown and neuro; ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, wound care, line management, drip titration.
Schedule Information - 6-week schedules
- Weekend rotation: Travelers could be scheduled for up to 4 out of the 6 weekends
- No mandatory call time; could be placed on call for extra shifts if enough staff
- Holiday Expectations: Currently not accepting RTO requests during holidays; must send RTO requests to manager for approval around winter holidays
- Approval of time off: Ok to approve up to a week and a half; must extend if taking a full week off; blackout dates from August 1-18 due to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Unit Specific Information - CNA: Yes - Ratio 1:8
- Charge nurse: Charge nurse that does not take a patient load
- Phlebotomy: Yes
- IV/VAT Team: No
- Resource Nurse: No
- RT: Yes
- Hospitalist: Yes
- Charting System/Equipment: Epic - strongly preferred; must get approval from Manager prior to offer.
Additional Details - Scrub Color: Navy Blue
- Free Parking: Yes
- Teaching hospital - potential to work with students
- Audits are done monthly for Pre/Post pain scoring - Must meet 90% compliance with audits.
Date Posted: 05 April 2025
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