Travel Nurse RN - PCU - $1,876 per week in Columbus, GA
Company: Cynet Health
Location: Columbus
Posted on: June 30, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty:
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Duration: 12 Weeks Shift: Night Hours
per Shift: 12 Hours (18:45 - 07:15) Experience: Minimum 2 years;
first timers accepted depending on experience License: GA or
Compact license required Certifications: BLS ACLS NIH Must-Have:
Strong clinical skills in telemetry and cardiac care Ability to
manage patients with acute and chronic health conditions
Description: The patient population includes adults to geriatrics.
Responsibilities include managing patients with acute on chronic
heart failure, post-cardiac catheterization, chest pain, and
unstable angina. Nurses will care for patients with irregular heart
rhythms requiring administration of medications such as Amiodarone,
as well as managing cases of acute coronary syndrome, sepsis, and
syncope. Individuals may encounter patients with acute kidney
injury, pneumonia, respiratory distress, and seizures. Additional
care includes patients with pulmonary embolism, hypertension, small
bowel obstruction, and lower GI bleed. In the Intermediate Care
Unit/PCU/Stepdown, nurses will handle cases of decompensated heart
failure on continuous intravenous medications, as well as managing
DKA, AFIB with rapid ventricular response, and septic patients
requiring vasopressors. Skills in caring for thoracic patients with
chest tubes, managing CVAs and fresh tracheostomy patients are also
essential. The nurse will support patients undergoing testing and
procedures outside the unit with the need for portable monitoring.
Staffing ratios in telemetry are typically 1:6, while IMCU ratios
are generally 1:3 or 1:4 depending on medications administered.
Compliance with all requirements is mandatory for timely
onboarding. Holiday availability is expected as per department
policy. Candidates must be available to complete all onboarding
tasks promptly following contract signing. Flexibility for various
shifts is preferred.
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