Local Contract Nurse RN - Intermediate Care - $55 per hour

Parkridge Medical Center • Chattanooga, Tennessee

Company

Parkridge Medical Center

Location

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Type

Full Time

Job Description

    Certification Details
  • BLS
  • ACLS
    Job Details
  • Hospital: Parkridge Medical Center
  • Location: Chattanooga, TN
  • Unit Name: Progressive Care Unit
  • Number of Beds: 29
  • Patient Ratios: 4:1
  • Unit staffing description: Dayshift unit secretary and 2-3 PCTs depending on census. Nightshift has 2-3 PCTs depending on census.
  • Type of equipment: Welch Allyn dynamaps, Phillips telemetry, Phillips MP2, Pyxis, Alaris pumps, Hill-Rom beds, iMobile devices, MobiLab
  • Documentation system: Meditech
  • Patient Experience requirements: Heavy cardiac patient population, CV surgery patients come to PCU when they leave ICU.
    Job Requirements
  • Cardiac/telemetry experience
  • PCU and/or critical care experience
  • Advanced skills needed: IV insertion, chest tube management, DHT insertion/management, tracheostomy experience, CVC management, EKG, Foley management, early patient mobility
  • Procedures performed on unit: Foley placement, IV insertion, wound vac management, DKA management, EKGs, DHT/NG placement, patient ambulation, ADLs
    Schedule Information
  • 3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule
  • Self-scheduling (within reason to allow balanced staffing)
  • Schedule will be finalized 2 weeks in advance
  • Can accommodate block scheduling for night shift
    Unit Specific Information
  • Unit Guidelines/Policies: Will be provided
  • Dress Code: Navy scrubs
    Additional Details
  • PCU is very much a 'team player' unit
  • High patient satisfaction ratings and high-quality metrics
  • Travel RNs float before core staff
  • Self-scheduling allowed (within reason)
  • Great technology with iMobile devices for communication and patient chart access
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Date Posted

02/08/2025

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