Pca In Hospital Jobs in Birmingham, AL (NOW HIRING)

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for an Oncology PCU position requiring 2 years acute care experience with at least 1 year in PCU and an active OH or compact RN license.
Job Details
• Work on a 36-bed Oncology Telemetry unit with over 24 beds dedicated to PCU level of care,
• Treats adult patients with solid tumor, orthopedic oncology, and thoracic oncology diagnoses; pediatric oncology patients are rarely seen and primarily cared for by permanent staff,
• Patient ratios are approximately 1:4-5 for Med Surg Telemetry and 1:3 for PCU,
• Uses B450 GE telemetry monitors, bladder scanners, Alaris pumps, Stryker beds, continuous bladder irrigation, and PCA pumps,
• Epic charting system experience required,
• Rotating 12-hour day/night shifts (7:00-19:30 or 19:00-7:30), scheduled in 4-week increments based on department needs,
• Weekend shifts are variable,
• Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity,
Job Requirements
• Active OH or compact RN license in hand at time of consideration,
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required,
• Minimum 2 years of current acute care nursing experience within the last 12 months, including at least 1 year of PCU experience,
• Nursing education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program,
• Skills required include dysrhythmia interpretation, rapid response team utilization, feeding tube care, port access, blood product administration, central/peripheral/PICC line care, IV starts, heparin protocols, non-titrated cardiac drip management, PCA management, chest tube care (Emerson/Pleur-evac), external CPAP/BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, nasal cannula use, and tracheostomy management,
• Preferred skills include dysrhythmia management, IV insulin protocols, insulin drip titration, phlebotomy, chemotherapy administration and monitoring, wound care/wound vac, arterial line management, surgical drain care, and non-invasive airway management,
• Teaching hospital experience preferred,
• Oncology experience preferred but not required,
• 2 professional references required, with at least 1 from a manager/director or formal leadership role and the second acceptable from a Charge RN; no coworker references accepted,
Additional Information
• Provide nursing care with a heavy focus on infection prevention protocols and fall prevention,
• Willingness to learn and grow nursing practice is welcomed for those without prior travel experience,
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply,
• Locals are accepted at the same rate,
• Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment once they have been away from the facility for 6 months or more,
• Current employees are ineligible to be hired as a traveler at this health system,
• RTO must be submitted and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less,
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting requirements promptly after signing the contract, either by traveling to an Ohio fingerprinting location or completing a mailed fingerprinting packet