Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a PCU/HVU position in Rapid City, SD, requiring a minimum of 1.5 years of nursing experience and cardiac procedural recovery skills on a mixed-acuity unit.

Details

• Mixed-acuity unit (HVU) serving Intermediate Care, Telemetry, and Med-Surg patient populations
• Patient types include direct admits, ED admits, post-cath lab, MI/NSTEMI/STEMI, CHF, dysrhythmia management, pacemaker malfunction, epicardial pacers, and serves as a backup stroke unit and medical overflow
• Step-down level care for post-cardiac/vascular, post-cardiac cath, post-open heart surgery, post-TAVR, post-EP studies, and post-pacemaker insertion patients
• 44-bed unit with an RN-to-patient ratio of 1:4 (can be 1:3 depending on acuity)
• 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week
• Every-other-weekend rotation required
• No on-call responsibilities
• Holiday coverage required on an every-other rotation
• Floating primarily to the sister General PCU unit, with potential floats to MS/Tele or ICU for PCU-level patient care; all floating is within or below scope of practice
• EMR: Epic; also uses Alaris pumps and Omnicell medication dispensing
• Tele tech oversees cardiac monitoring; RN confirms strips at 6a and 6p

Requirements

• Active RN license — South Dakota state license or Compact license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1.5 years of general nursing experience required
• PCU-level nursing experience required
• Experience with cardiac procedural recovery (CABG, TAVR, post-cardiac cath) required
• Proficiency with MI pharmacology and titratable cardiac/vasoactive drips (Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Levo, Dopamine) and Heparin drips required
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation and chest tube management skills required
• TNK administration experience preferred
• Completion of a board of nursing-approved nursing education program required
• 2 professional references dated within the past year required for consideration
• DOB and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are considered with 2+ years of experience
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from any Monument Health facility to be eligible
• Former permanent staff must wait 1 full year before returning as a traveler
• Unit support includes CNAs (ratio 1:5–8 depending on shift), an unassigned charge nurse, phlebotomy for peripheral blood draws, occasional resource nurse coverage, and RT available 24/7
• Hospitalist is in-facility 24/7 but not dedicated to the unit; no IV/VAT team on site
• Orientation consists of 2 partial days of education followed by 3 supervised 12-hour shifts on the unit
• RTO of up to 7 days is permitted; a full week off requires an extension; no time off is approved during the first 3 weeks of August (Sturgis Bike Rally period)
• Required scrub color: Navy Blue
• Free parking available on site